A direct proof of uniqueness of square-root of a positive semi-definite tensor

DOI10.1007/s10483-009-0605-1zbMath1198.74006OpenAlexW2034021151MaRDI QIDQ735291

Yue Shao, Cun-jing Lü

Publication date: 21 October 2009

Published in: Applied Mathematics and Mechanics. (English Edition) (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10483-009-0605-1

zbMATH Keywords

polar decompositionfinite deformationkinematics of continuumsecond-order deformation gradient tensor

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Vector and tensor algebra, theory of invariants (15A72) Kinematics of deformation (74A05)

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