Elasticity and Plasticity of Large Deformations

This book is based on the lecture notes of courses given by the author over the last decade at the Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg and the Technical University of Berlin. Since the author is concerned with researching material the­ ory and, in particular, elasto-plasticity, these courses were intended to bring the students close to the frontiers of today''s knowledge in this particular f...