MEDIA WITH SEMIHOLONOMIC INTERNAL STRUCTURE

摘要

The notions of semiholonomic and quasiholonomic Cosserat media are introduced and their differences outlined. Contrary to the classical holonomic and nonholonomic counterparts, the definition of semi and quasiholonomic media is not kinematic but constitutive. Possible applications include granular media embedded in a rigid matrix and colloidal suspensions in an ideal incompressible fluid.