Repository logo

Infoscience

  • English
  • French
Log In
Logo EPFL, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne

Infoscience

  • English
  • French
Log In
  1. Home
  2. Academic and Research Output
  3. Books and Book parts
  4. Plane Reciprocal Diagrams
 
book part or chapter

Plane Reciprocal Diagrams

Fivet, Corentin  
•
McRobie, Allan
•
Baker, William
Baker, William F.
•
McRobie, Allan
2025
The Geometry of Equilibrium - James Clerk Maxwell and 21st-Century Structural Mechanics

James Clerk Maxwell is one of the giants of scientific thought, and whilst his groundbreaking contributions to electromagnetism and statistical physics are well known, his profound insights into the theory of structures are appreciated less widely. Maxwell's approach was deeply geometrical, and this richly illustrated book reveals his astute perception of the remarkable dualities that exist between the form of a structure and the forces it can carry, with understandings that will surprise contemporary readers. Early chapters introduce the background in which Maxwell was working, followed by contributions by leading researchers describing the latest applications of these ideas. Subsequent chapters introduce the many subtopics that this work embraces. The book ends with Maxwell's original papers on structural mechanics, each annotated to highlight and explain the ideas therein. This is a wonderful resource for mathematicians, scientists, engineers, and designers to enter this rich and underexplored aspect of the genius of Maxwell.

  • Details
  • Metrics
Type
book part or chapter
Author(s)
Fivet, Corentin  

EPFL

McRobie, Allan

University of Cambridge

Baker, William
Editors
Baker, William F.
•
McRobie, Allan
Date Issued

2025

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Publisher place

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Published in
The Geometry of Equilibrium - James Clerk Maxwell and 21st-Century Structural Mechanics
DOI of the book
10.1017/9781009397643
ISBN of the book

978-1-009-39761-2

Start page

75

End page

92

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

Written at

EPFL

EPFL units
SXL  
Available on Infoscience
June 11, 2025
Use this identifier to reference this record
https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/251240
Logo EPFL, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
  • Contact
  • infoscience@epfl.ch

  • Follow us on Facebook
  • Follow us on Instagram
  • Follow us on LinkedIn
  • Follow us on X
  • Follow us on Youtube
AccessibilityLegal noticePrivacy policyCookie settingsEnd User AgreementGet helpFeedback

Infoscience is a service managed and provided by the Library and IT Services of EPFL. © EPFL, tous droits réservés