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On deformation-gradient tensors as two-point tensors in curvilinear coordinates

Classical Physics 2018-07-13 v1 Geophysics

Abstract

We derive a general expression for the deformation-gradient tensor by invoking the standard definition of a gradient of a vector field in curvilinear coordinates. This expression shows the connection between the standard definition of a gradient of a vector field and the deformation gradient tensor in continuum mechanics. We illustrate its application in the context of problems discussed by Ogden [1997].

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@article{arxiv.1807.04624,
  title  = {On deformation-gradient tensors as two-point tensors in curvilinear coordinates},
  author = {Andrey Melnikov and Michael A. Slawinski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1807.04624},
  year   = {2018}
}