Nonsmooth mechanics: from France to Hollywood

A mediation paper, written from interviews of Florence Bertails-Descoubes, Bernard Brogliato and Gilles Daviet, traces back the success of nonsmooth mechanics for handling contact and friction in feature film movies. Nonsmooth mechanics was especially developed thanks to the pioneering work of Jean-Jacques Moreau in Montpellier, France (mainly for applications to…

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