Collected Works of J. D. Eshelby: The Mechanics of Defects and Inhomogeneities (Solid Mechanics and Its Applications)

J.D. Eshelby's work shaped the fields of defect mechanics and micromechanics of inhomogeneous solids for fifty years, providing the basis for quantitative analysis of the controlling mechanisms of plastic deformation and fracture. This volume presents the Collected Works of Eshelby unabridged, with forewords by D.M. Barnett (Stanford Univ.), B. Bilby (Sheffield), J.R. Rice (Harvard Univ.), A. Seeger (Stuttgart), and J.R. Willis (Cambridge Univ.) on the impact of Eshelby's work on theirs.