Workshop on Encounter of the third kind on Generalized continua and microstructures in Arpino, 3–7 April 2018: A review of presentations and discussions

Abstract

The present article is a rational report of the workshop Encounter of the third kind on Generalized continua and microstructures (Arpino, 3–7 April 2018). The main goal of the workshop was to gather together experts in the framework of generalized continuum theories and microstructured materials to discuss and analyse the recent advancements in the field. The interested reader will find in this article a general discussion of the motivations and of the main topics discussed during the workshop as well as a detailed report of the talks and the relative bibliography. All the talks have been recorded and it is possible to watch them on the M&MOCS YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWzlK5oO41smkt5HtiDQJV7nsbz5wnD01