Krzysztof Wilmanski

Krzysztof Wilmanski (March 1, 1940 – August 26, 2012) was a Polish-German scientist working in the fields of continuum mechanics and thermodynamics.[1][2][3][4]

Krzysztof Wilmanski
Born(1940-03-01)March 1, 1940
Łódź, Poland
DiedAugust 26, 2012(2012-08-26) (aged 72)
Berlin, Germany
Alma materTechnical University of Łódź
AwardsM. T. Huber Prize, Lady Davis Prize
Scientific career
FieldsContinuum mechanics

Main research fields

  • axiomatic and kinetic foundations of continuum thermodynamics,
  • mixture theory,
  • phase transformations in solids,
  • non-newtonian fluids,
  • acoustic waves in continua,
  • crystal plasticity and the evolution of textures,
  • thermodynamics of porous materials.

Visiting posts

Main original contributions to research

  • axiomatic foundations of continuum thermodynamics
  • thermodynamics of Maxwellian heat conducting fluids
  • thermodynamics of poroelastic materials under large deformations
  • modelling of porous materials with the balance equation of porosity

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Selected books

  • Wilmanski, K.: Thermomechanics of Continua, Springer, Berlin, N.Y., 1998, ISBN 978-3540641414.
  • Wilmanski, K.: Continuum Thermodynamics, Part I: Foundations, World Scientific, Singapore, 2008, ISBN 978-981-283-556-7.
  • Albers, B. (ed.): Continuous Media with Microstructure. Collection in Honor of Krzysztof Wilmanski, Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-11444-1.

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