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Tensor Algebra and Tensor Analysis for Engineers: With Applications to Continuum Mechanics

By Professor Dr.-Ing. Mikhail Itskov (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2007
ISBN
978-3-540-36046-9, 978-3-540-36047-6
DOI
10.1007/978-3-540-36047-6
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2504275 bytes)
Pages
XII, 244 p.\243
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
Matrix Theory;MechanicsNumerical and Computational Methods in Engineering

Description

There is a large gap between the engineering course in tensor algebra on the one hand and the treatment of linear transformations within classical linear algebra on the other hand. The aim of this modern textbook is to bridge this gap by means of the consequent and fundamental exposition. The book is addressed primarily to engineering students with some initial knowledge of matrix algebra. Thereby the mathematical formalism is applied as far as it is absolutely necessary. Numerous exercises provided in the book are accompanied by solutions enabling an autonomous study. The last chapters of the book deal with modern developments in the theory of isotropic and anisotropic tensor functions and their applications to continuum mechanics and might therefore be of high interest for PhD-students and scientists working in this area.

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