Continuum mechanics- open questions?

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Open questions in continuum mechanics include unresolved issues related to the Navier-Stokes equations, particularly in the context of turbulence, which remains a significant area of research. Advances in material modeling are increasingly incorporating multiscale approaches that connect continuum mechanics with quantum and statistical mechanics. Fields such as fracture and damage mechanics are evolving, benefiting from these interdisciplinary links, although some research starts from micro/nano scales without such couplings. Additionally, multiple phase flow is highlighted as a critical area of ongoing investigation. The discussion emphasizes the complexity of phase transitions between gases and liquids, indicating a need for further clarification and exploration.
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what are the open and still not yet answered problems in continuum mechanics as of today?
i reackon navier-stokes equations solutions is something that is related to the issue, right?
 
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Well, the whole messy issue of turbulence might well be considered an open issue. It is anyhow a very active research area.
 
On materials side, in their constitutive modeling, one of the trends making progress seems to be tighter multiscale linking. For example, constitutive models of continuum mechanics are fed by & coupled to quantum and statistical mechanics and everything in between, areas of continuum mechanics like fracture mechanics, damage mechanics etc. are going strong and developing (and benefitting lots from this, although there is a lot of research starting only from micro/nano up without the couplings).
 
Another important research area is multiple phase flow.
 
arildno said:
Another important research area is multiple phase flow.
does this mean that gases and liquids change phases into one another and you can't tell the difference or is it something competely different from what i descrbied.
please, do elaborate arlidno.
 
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