L'évolution de la théorie de l'élasticité des solides
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Abstract EN:
The history of the mathematical theory of elasticity shows clearly that the development of the theory has not been guided exclusively by considerations of its utility for thechnical mechanics but was closely associated with the propagation of light. Most of its founders (like Cauchy, Green Stokes) who shaped the theory were more interested in the theory of light than in material progress. In this thesis, I tried to develop the idea that the theory of elasticity in the 19th century was banned thanks to the theory of light.
Abstract FR:
Les différents concepts et théories qui ont aidé à l'évolution de la théorie de l'élasticité des solides à trois dimensions au cours du 19ème siècle. Une étude historique et approfondie concernant les travaux de Sophie Germain, Wavier, Cauchy, Passon, khuchoff, Thomson, Green, Stokes, a été menée tout au long de cette thèse.