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Improving constitutive equations in multiscale modelling by means of the sufficiency criterion using the example of nano wire contraction
Author(s) -
Kurzeja Patrick,
Sievers Christian,
Mosler Jörn
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
pamm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1617-7061
DOI - 10.1002/pamm.201800292
Subject(s) - contraction (grammar) , simple (philosophy) , constitutive equation , set (abstract data type) , mathematics , nano , computer science , statistical physics , materials science , structural engineering , physics , engineering , finite element method , medicine , philosophy , epistemology , programming language , composite material
We demonstrate how two concepts from statistical modelling, namely the sufficiency criterion and the Rao‐Blackwell‐Kolmogorov theorem, can improve mechanical models. Applied to the contraction of relaxed nano wires, we start with a rough and simple equation. A set of sufficient parameters is then used to derive an improved equation that resembles the real solution in shape and quantity. The analytical solution and molecular simulations will finally highlight the functionality and the advantages of the scheme.