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== Common applications == | == Common applications == | ||
* Measuring [[deformation]]s ([[finite deformation tensors]]) and [[strain]] ([[strain tensor]]) in [[continuum mechanics]] | * Measuring [[deformation]]s ([[finite deformation tensors]]) and [[Strain (materials science)|strain]] ([[strain tensor]]) in [[continuum mechanics]] | ||
* Representing [[diffusion]] as a tensor in [[ | * Representing [[diffusion]] as a tensor in [[diffusion tensor imaging]] | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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[[Category:Tensors]] | [[Category:Tensors]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:05, 22 February 2011
Tensors are frequently used in engineering to describe measured quantities.
Common applications
- Measuring deformations (finite deformation tensors) and strain (strain tensor) in continuum mechanics
- Representing diffusion as a tensor in diffusion tensor imaging