A coordinate-free approach to the kinematics of membranes (Q1068575)
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A coordinate-free approach to the kinematics of membranes (English)
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1986
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In the kinematics of a three-dimensional continuum the polar decomposition of the so-called deformation gradient into a stretch tensor and a rotation tensor is well known. An analogous decomposition can be developed with respect to a two-dimensional membrane. The standard polar decomposition, however, is connected with some problems resulting from the fact that the two-dimensional tangent space changes with the deformations of the membrane. These difficulties can be removed by introducing a supplementary new polar decomposition taking into account the embedding of the two-dimensional membrane into the three-dimensional Euclidean space.
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kinematics
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three-dimensional continuum
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polar decomposition
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deformation gradient
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stretch tensor
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rotation tensor
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two-dimensional membrane
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supplementary new polar decomposition
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embedding of the two-dimensional membrane into the three-dimensional Euclidean space
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