Finite strain theoryIn continuum mechanics, the finite strain theory—also called large strain theory, or large deformation theory—deals with deformations in which strains and/or rotations are large enough to invalidate assumptions inherent in infinitesimal strain theory. In this case, the undeformed and deformed configurations of the continuum are significantly different, requiring a clear distinction between them. This is commonly the case with elastomers, plastically-deforming materials and other fluids and biological soft tissue.
Problème à N corpsLe problème à N corps est un problème de mécanique céleste consistant à déterminer les trajectoires d'un ensemble de N corps s'attirant mutuellement ; plus précisément, il s'agit de résoudre les équations du mouvement de Newton pour N corps interagissant gravitationnellement, connaissant leurs masses ainsi que leurs positions et vitesses initiales. Le cas (problème à deux corps) a été résolu par Newton, mais dès (problème à trois corps) apparaissent des solutions essentiellement impossibles à expliciter, car sensibles aux conditions initiales.
Nordström's theory of gravitationIn theoretical physics, Nordström's theory of gravitation was a predecessor of general relativity. Strictly speaking, there were actually two distinct theories proposed by the Finnish theoretical physicist Gunnar Nordström, in 1912 and 1913 respectively. The first was quickly dismissed, but the second became the first known example of a metric theory of gravitation, in which the effects of gravitation are treated entirely in terms of the geometry of a curved spacetime.
