Jean Jacques Moreau and the Birth of Non-Regular Mechanics

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This lecture contextualizes Moreau’s contributions within the emergence and development of non-regular mechanics. In this regard, Moreau’s scientific career alone illustrates certain trends in scientific Research at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries. Starting out as a “theoretical” fluid mechanic, Moreau was one of the founders of Convex Analysis, both in its most theoretical aspects and in its applications to Non-Smooth Mechanics. In this latter field, he devoted the end of his career to developing a powerful and elegant numerical tool: Contact Dynamics, better known in English as Non-Smooth Contact Dynamics.

This event is part of the MIPS Center's monthly seminar series, which aims to foster scientific exchange and highlight new research topics and technological innovations.