Tensors

Yves R. Talpaert
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Yves R. Talpaert: Algiers University, Faculties of Science and Schools of Engineering

Chapter Chapter 1 in Tensor Analysis and Continuum Mechanics, 2002, pp 1-145 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The idea of tensor took form at the end of the 19th century when it became necessary to express pressure forces in continua. But the first important developments of the notion of tensor date back to the very beginning of the 20th century; they are generally owed to Ricci, Levi-Civita, E. Cartan, ... .

Keywords: Tensor Field; Christoffel Symbol; Exterior Product; Anti Symmetric Tensor; Tensor Product Space (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-015-9988-7_1

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