What are the differences between various types of strain under properties of matter?
Forces of strain interact with solids matters both absolutely and relatively, depending on the shape and size of the object and the direction of the thrust for relative results, and depending on the elasticity and brittleness (among other qualities) of the matter in an absolute sense. The best foundational discussion of this problem can be found in the 2nd part of the ‘Philosophy of Nature’ by G.W.F. Hegel (the “Physics”), who considers this and related questions in helpful detail. Hegel’s ‘Philosophy of Nature’ has been translated into several languages, having been published in English twice. The Oxford University edition (ca. 1975) is the better of the two. The discussion in question is perhaps 10-15 pages and presumes some acquaintance with Hegel’s Encyclopedic System, of which the ‘Philosophy of Nature’ is precisely one-third and the “Physics” precisely one-ninth. The Encyclopedic System of Hegel, also known as the System of Knowledge, covers all subject matters in both their phen
