As any human activity needs goals, mathematical research needs problems. David Hilbert Mechanics is the paradise of mathematical sciences. Leonardo da Vinci Mechanics and mathematics have been complementary partners since N- ton s time, and the history of science shows much evidence of the bene?cial in?uence of these disciplines on each other. Driven by increasingly ela- rate modern technological applications, the symbiotic relationship between mathematics and mechanics is continually growing. However, the increasingly large number of specialist journals has generated a duality gap between...

This comprehensive monograph is the first to treat the thermomechanics of viscoplasticity. It is intended for researchers and students in the fields of material science and continuum mechanics and is especially useful to the emergent field of biomechanics.