What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Mathematical analysis
- Thermodynamics
- Geometry
His primary areas of study are Deformation, Mathematical analysis, Classical mechanics, Plane stress and Thermoelastic damping.
His work carried out in the field of Deformation brings together such families of science as Plane, Displacement, Fracture mechanics and Nonlinear system.
His study ties his expertise on Isotropy together with the subject of Mathematical analysis.
His Classical mechanics research incorporates elements of Mechanics, Conservation law, Entropy production and Shear modulus.
His studies deal with areas such as Phase transition, Helmholtz free energy, Quasistatic process and Kinetic energy as well as Thermoelastic damping.
He works mostly in the field of Kinetic energy, limiting it down to topics relating to Traction and, in certain cases, Statics.
His most cited work include:
- On a class of conservation laws in linearized and finite elastostatics (532 citations)
- Recent Developments Concerning Saint-Venant's Principle (353 citations)
- On the driving traction acting on a surface of strain discontinuity in a continuum (352 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
James K. Knowles mostly deals with Classical mechanics, Mathematical analysis, Phase transition, Mechanics and Nonlinear system.
He works in the field of Classical mechanics, namely Traction.
His Mathematical analysis research includes elements of Isotropy and Plane stress.
His Phase transition study incorporates themes from Shock, Optics, Kinetic energy and Thermoelastic damping.
James K. Knowles has included themes like Plane and Compression in his Mechanics study.
Deformation is closely connected to Fracture mechanics in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Nonlinear system.
He most often published in these fields:
- Classical mechanics (39.77%)
- Mathematical analysis (30.68%)
- Phase transition (23.86%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 1998-2011)?
- Classical mechanics (39.77%)
- Phase transition (23.86%)
- Shock wave (7.95%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
James K. Knowles spends much of his time researching Classical mechanics, Phase transition, Shock wave, Mechanics and Shock.
His Classical mechanics study combines topics in areas such as Applied mathematics, Dissipative system, Adiabatic process, Conservation law and Nonlinear system.
James K. Knowles combines subjects such as Ultimate tensile strength and Theoretical physics with his study of Phase transition.
His research integrates issues of Kinetic energy and Thermoelastic damping in his study of Mechanics.
His work deals with themes such as Plane, Nonlinear elasticity and Dissipation, which intersect with Kinetic energy.
His Uniqueness research is classified as research in Mathematical analysis.
Between 1998 and 2011, his most popular works were:
- Evolution of Phase Transitions: A Continuum Theory (134 citations)
- On a shock-induced martensitic phase transition (32 citations)
- Impact-induced tensile waves in a rubberlike material (31 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Mathematical analysis
- Thermodynamics
- Geometry
James K. Knowles focuses on Phase transition, Classical mechanics, Continuum mechanics, Thermodynamics and Adiabatic process.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Partial differential equation, Dissipation inequality, Nonlinear system, Regular polygon and Uniqueness.
James K. Knowles has researched Classical mechanics in several fields, including Scheme, Linear dynamical system, Rayleigh scattering, Applied mathematics and Stiffness.
His Continuum mechanics research integrates issues from Thermoelastic damping, Metallurgy, Kinetics and Shock.
His research ties Potential energy and Thermodynamics together.
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