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X-Mechanics – An endless frontier

In contrast to the conventional wisdom that mechanics is a relatively mature subject, two features of mechanics revitalize its appearance and internal core. The first feature comes from the deep-mind nature of mechanics, it endlessly pursues the mechanisms for interactions of all kinds. The second feature lies in the inclusiveness and interlinking nature of mechanics. As a bridge between science and engineering, mechanics marches to connect all gaps between fundamentals and applications. It serves as a basic tool of engineering sciences and endeavors to explore the new horizon of mechanics in an extended or crossed form, toward physical sciences, life sciences, and even social sciences. We name this new phase for the development of mechanics X-Mechanics. “X” refers to as “cross” and/or “extended”. The contents of four “crosses” include cross media, cross scales, cross compliances, and cross cyber/physical spaces. These crossing investigations will touch upon the contents, the methodology, the behaviors, and the functions underlying X-Mechanics.

    X-Mechanics is a new way to interpret our world by mechanics principles and methodologies. It is border-less, our view on its domain of applications cannot be restricted. It is end-less, one cannot foresee its horizon. It converges around the core of mechanics yet diversifies to different disciplines. Four features of X-Mechanics, self-sensing, self-learning, self-powering and self-ascending, nourish it forever young. X-Mechanics, as always attempting into new lands, continuously searches the new trophies, such as mechanochemistry, bio-mechanics and information dynamics. X-Mechanics is built upon the knowledge, skills and laws from each encounter with the other disciplines, never stops its conquest. X-Mechanics possesses a strong and vital mechanics core, never shy of its tool box and self-esteem. X-Mechanics looks at the big picture and the critical analytics on each task on its path, always ascents to a higher level, and always directs our attention top-down. With these positive features, the rejuvenation of mechanics is expected, as the booming of basic researches in China.

Wei YANG



交叉力学 – 无垠的疆域

宇宙之大,粒子之微,力无所不在。力学是一门经典学科,在纵深方向的开拓性和横向维度的包容性,由内而外焕发勃勃生机。现代力学交叉连接工程与科学,并不断开拓新的视界,润物无声的融入到物理、生命甚至社会科学中。这一特点可概括为“交叉力学”,或者形象表示为”X-Mechanics”,”X”代表了交叉、扩展、融合以及焦点,其内涵体现出层级交叉、智质交叉、刚柔交叉以及介质交叉四方面特点。
交叉力学应用力学的原理和方法,以新的视角阐述自然及社会。它从不界定自己的边界,永远进取;它大道至简,从而变化万千;它自我驱动,不断学习,演化出新的学科方向,例如信息动力学,生物力学等;它在交叉融合的过程中,不断丰富了对力学的认知,并建立自信。因此,我们相信交叉力学将在更宽广的领域引发力学的复兴,繁荣中国的基础研究。
杨    卫