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Smooth Particle Applied Mechanics Illustrated Edition
Author(s): W.G. Hoover (Author)
- Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
- Publication Date: 4 Dec. 2006
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 316 pages
- ISBN-10: 9789812700025
- ISBN-13: 9812700021
Book Description
This book takes readers through all the steps necessary for solving hard problems in continuum mechanics with smooth particle methods. Pedagogical problems clarify the generation of initial conditions, the treatment of boundary conditions, the integration of the equations of motion, and the analysis of the results. Particular attention is paid to the parallel computing necessary for large problems and to the graphic displays, including debugging software, required for the efficient completion of computational projects.The book is self-contained, with summaries of classical particle mechanics and continuum mechanics for both fluids and solids, computer languages, the stability of numerical methods, Lyapunov spectra, and message-passing parallel computing. The main difficulties faced by meshless particle methods are discussed and the means of overcoming them are illustrated with worked examples.
Editorial Reviews
Review
A pervasive and interesting theme is the analogy of SPAM to molecular dynamics. Another interesting and unique feature of the book is the discussions of the instabilities that plague the method and some of the proposed remedies … The book is written in a breezy style, and the author has chosen not to number equations or to be very specific in his notation … For researchers with some background in SPAM, the book adds an intriguing and useful new viewpoint. –Mathematical Reviews
