Application of tensor theory in engineering

Application of tensor theory in engineering

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

See also

* Application of tensor theory in physics
* Mathematical physics
* Tensor


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