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A Landmark in the Theory of Elasticity

Singular Integral Equations

Boundary Problems of Function Theory and their Application to Mathematical Physics. By N. I. Muskhelishvili. (Second edition, Moscow, 1946.) Pp. viii + 448. (Groningen: P. Noordhoff, N.V., 1953.) 28.50 florins.

Some Basic Problems of the Mathematical Theory of Elasticity

Fundamental Equations, Plane Theory of Elasticity, Torsion and Bending. By N. I. Muskhelishvili. Translated from the Russian by J. R. M. Radok. (Third, revised and augmented edition, Moscow, 1949.) Pp. xxxi + 704. (Groningen: P. Noordhoff, N.V., 1953.) 38 florins.

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HILL, R. A Landmark in the Theory of Elasticity. Nature 174, 713–714 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/174713a0

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