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Beam Theory

Beam Theory is a branch of solid mechanics that formulates the behavior of structural elements designed to support loads applied laterally to the beam axis, characterized by the assumption that plane sections remain plane and perpendicular to the neutral axis during deformation.

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Diffraction-free beams

J. Durnin, Joseph J. Miceli, J. H. Eberly · Physical Review Letters · 1987 · 3.6K citations

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Laser Beams and Resonators

H. Kogelnik, T. Li · Applied Optics · 1966 · 2.9K citations

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Equivalence of Semiclassical and Quantum Mechanical Descriptions of Statistical Light Beams

E. C. G. Sudarshan · Physical Review Letters · 1963 · 2.7K citations

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Exact solutions for nondiffracting beams I The scalar theory

J. Durnin · Journal of the Optical Society of America A · 1987 · 2.6K citations

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Observation of Accelerating Airy Beams

Georgios A. Siviloglou, J. Broky, Aristide Dogariu et al. · Physical Review Letters · 2007 · 2.4K citations · Full text

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  1. JN
    J. N. Reddy

    Texas A&M University, United States

    93 publications · 13.1K citations

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  2. EC
    Erasmo Carrera

    Politecnico di Torino, Italy

    111 publications · 7K citations

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  3. RB
    Raffaele Barretta

    University of Naples Federico II, Italy

    60 publications · 5.3K citations

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  4. YC
    Yangjian Cai

    Soochow University, China

    82 publications · 4.4K citations

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  5. LC
    Li‐Qun Chen

    Shanghai University, China

    89 publications · 4.2K citations

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  1. Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, United States

    66 h-index

    428 publications

    33.1K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    64 h-index

    960 publications

    38.5K citations

  3. National University of Singapore

    Singapore, Singapore

    60 h-index

    406 publications

    28.4K citations

  4. Georgia Institute of Technology

    Atlanta, United States

    57 h-index

    291 publications

    22.6K citations

  5. Politecnico di Torino

    Turin, Italy

    53 h-index

    406 publications

    22.7K citations

  6. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    52 h-index

    247 publications

    18.2K citations

  7. Zhejiang University

    Hangzhou, China

    52 h-index

    527 publications

    22.2K citations

  8. University of Southampton

    Southampton, United Kingdom

    50 h-index

    260 publications

    14.6K citations

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  1. Journal of Sound and Vibration

    JSV · 2K publications · 99.7K citations

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  2. Composite Structures

    750 publications · 40.7K citations

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  3. International Journal of Solids and Structures

    552 publications · 28.9K citations

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  4. Journal of Applied Mechanics

    450 publications · 28.7K citations

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  5. Engineering Structures

    807 publications · 34.4K citations

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