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Vengono passati in rassegna i contributi che i fisico-matematici italiani, a partire, circa, dall'inizio della seconda metà del secolo scorso, hanno dato alla teoria matematica dell'elasticità. L'opera di Piola, Betti, Beltrami, Volterra, Somigliana, Signorini e di tanti altri eminenti studiosi viene brevemente riassunta e posto in luce come la matematica italiana, anche in questo campo, cosi vicino alle applicazioni, abbia raggiunto posizioni di primato, comparabili a quelle che, unanimamente, sono state riconosciute all'Italia in altri settori della matematica.
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The contributions of Italian mathematical physicists to the mathematical theory of elasticity are reviewed, starting from the second half of the last century. The work of Piola, Betti, Beltrami, Volterra, Somigliana, Signorini and many other eminent scholars is briefly outlined, showing how Italian mathematics achieved a leading position, comparable to that unanimously accorded Italy in other areas of mathematics, in this field where theory is so close to application.
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This article was taken from a lecture given by the author at the University of Palermo on December 16, 1977 and published in the ≪Rendiconti del Circolo Matematico di Palermo≫ (vol. XXVIII, sr. II). The editors of this publication have kindly given ≪Meccanica≫ permission to publish this abbreviated version of the lecture in English.
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Fichera, G. The Italian contribution to the mathematical theory of elasticity. Meccanica 19, 259–268 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01556321
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01556321