Displacement

vector that is the shortest distance from the initial (equilibrium) to the final (current) position of a point

dimensional quantity, quantity

Corresponding Quantity Kind: length with ISQ dimension $𝖫$

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Description

Vector that is the shortest distance from the initial to the final position of a point. In elasticity, displacements typically denote the motion of particles/matter from their equilibrium geometry.

Specializations

displacement muscle tendon, material point displacement, displacement of atoms

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Displacement_(geometry)

Further links

Item	Property
Cauchy momentum equation	symbol represents
Cauchy momentum equation: unknown vector	symbol represents
Cauchy momentum equation: weak formulation	symbol represents
left boundary for plate with a hole	symbol represents
length	specialized by
lower boundary for plate with a hole	symbol represents
strain tensor	symbol represents

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