Talk:Elasticity (physics)
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Rigid body The body which does not change its shape or size due to the application of force ( however big it may be)
[edit] Merged with elasticity (solid mechanics)
Some material has gone to the stiffness article.
I don't think I have removed any information that isn't-now / wasn't-already somewhere else, though I have moved things round a bit.
We seem to have hundreds of articles on things very closely related to elasticity, so I made this more of an overview and a set of pointers.
--cfp 23:53, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
Elasticity is a branch of physics which studies the properties of elastic materials. A material is said to be elastic if it deforms under stress (e.g., external forces), but then returns to its original shape when the stress is removed. The amount of deformation is called the strain.
Modeling elasticity The elastic regime is characterized by a linear relationship between stress and strain, denoted linear elasticity. This idea was first stated by Robert Hooke in 1676 as an anagram, then in 1678 in Latin, as Ut tensio, sic vis, which means: —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.84.110.216 (talk) 07:53, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
