DoITPoMS - TLP Library Tensors in Materials Science

Tensors in Materials Science

This TLP is designed to give you an introduction to the applications of tensors in Materials Science, the properties of tensors, and the mathematics needed to work with them.

	Aims Before you start - The basics Introduction Scalars, Vectors and Matrices What is a Tensor? Tensor Usage Tensor Notation Transformation of axes Principal axes The representation surface Magnitude of a property in a given direction The effects of crystal symmetry Summary Questions Going further

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First created: 14 August 2008. Last updated: 14 August 2010.