Dr. Basile Audoly Research Fellow CNRS Paris Professor Yves Pomeau Senior Researcher CNRS and Professor of Mathematics at the University of Arizona
A most welcome addition to the literature with a refreshingly new approach, first in that it discusses in depth how the differential geometry of surfaces is connected with the theory of elastic plates and shells, second in that, as a consequence of this perspective, it sheds new light and understanding on practical problems. * Philippe Ciarlet, City University of Hong Kong *