On the Homogeneity of Non-uniform Material Bodies

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Abstract: A groupoid Omegaleft(mathcalBight) called material groupoid is naturally associated to any simple body mathcalB. The material distribution is introduced due to the (possible) lack of differentiability of the material groupoid. Thus, the inclusion of these new objects in the theory of material bodies opens the possibility of studying non-uniform bodies. As an example, the material distribution and its associated singular foliation result in a rigorous and unique subdivision of the material body into strictly smoothly uniform sub-bodies, laminates, filaments and isolated points. Furthermore, the material distribution permits us to present a "measure" of uniformity of a simple body as well as more general definitions of homogeneity for non-uniform bodies.












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