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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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Diagram of a quartz crystal

First created: 14 August 2008. Last updated: 14 August 2010. Converted to HTML5: March 2021.