A variational approach to coarse graining of equilibrium and non-equilibrium atomistic description at finite temperature

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1417-1449

  Kulkarni, Yashashree ^a   Knap, Jaroslaw ^b   Ortiz, Michael ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite elements; Maximum entropy principle; Nanoindentation; Quasicontinuum; Variational calculus

Indexed keywords

COARSENING; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; ENTROPY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FREE ENERGY; MEAN FIELD THEORY; NANOINDENTATION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

HEAT EQUATIONS; MAXIMUM ENTROPY PRINCIPLES; PARTITION FUNCTIONS; QUASICONTINUUM METHODS;

ATOMIC PHYSICS;

EID: 40849098947     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2007.09.005     Document Type: Article

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