Printable versionTensor algebra and analysis for continuum mechanics and the kinematics of continua
Lecturer: prof. Davide Bigoni (UNITN/DICAM)
Timetable: end of July - beginning of August 2021 (exact dates to be confirmed)
Programme:
1) Tensor algebra: Points, Vectors, Tensors; Spectral Theorem; Cayley-Hamilton Theorem; Decomposition Theorem.
2) Tensor analysis: Differentiation, gradient, divergence, curl; The Gauss-Green Theorem.
3) Kinematics: Bodies, deformation, strain; Small deformations; Motions; Spin, rate of stretch; Transport theorems; Volume, Isochoricity.
Duration: 8 hours (1 credit)
Registration: please send an email to dicamphd [at] unitn.it