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Abstract
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Paul Germain’s 1973 article on the method of virtual power in continuum mechanics
has had an enormous impact on the modern development of the discipline.
In this article we examine the historical context of the ideas it contains
and discuss their continuing importance. Our English translation of the
French original appears elsewhere in this volume (MEMOCS 8:2 (2020),
153–190).
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Keywords
virtual power, gradient elasticity, duality, screws,
functional analysis
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Mathematical Subject Classification 2010
Primary: 74A05, 74A10, 74A30
Secondary: 74B20
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Milestones
Received: 16 December 2018
Revised: 25 June 2019
Accepted: 17 August 2019
Published: 19 May 2020
Communicated by Pierre Seppecher
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