77 Definition 3.1.Let V be a vector space over the field K(= รบ ). A
... analytic expressions. In terms of the matrix-type formulations (3.33) and also (3.35), to obtain such reduced expressions means to bring the matrix of a Q-form to a diagonal form : the off-diagonal entries should vanish. Such simplifications can be accomplished by appropriate changes of basis, which ...
... analytic expressions. In terms of the matrix-type formulations (3.33) and also (3.35), to obtain such reduced expressions means to bring the matrix of a Q-form to a diagonal form : the off-diagonal entries should vanish. Such simplifications can be accomplished by appropriate changes of basis, which ...
Simultaneous Linear Equations
... (ii) The multiplication of any one row by a scalar k will change the determinant k -fold. (iii) The interchange of any two rows will alter the sign, but not the numerical value, of the determinant. (iv) If one row is a multiple of another row, the determinant is zero. (v) The addition of a multiple ...
... (ii) The multiplication of any one row by a scalar k will change the determinant k -fold. (iii) The interchange of any two rows will alter the sign, but not the numerical value, of the determinant. (iv) If one row is a multiple of another row, the determinant is zero. (v) The addition of a multiple ...
Cartesian tensor
In geometry and linear algebra, a Cartesian tensor uses an orthonormal basis to represent a tensor in a Euclidean space in the form of components. Converting a tensor's components from one such basis to another is through an orthogonal transformation.The most familiar coordinate systems are the two-dimensional and three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate systems. Cartesian tensors may be used with any Euclidean space, or more technically, any finite-dimensional vector space over the field of real numbers that has an inner product.Use of Cartesian tensors occurs in physics and engineering, such as with the Cauchy stress tensor and the moment of inertia tensor in rigid body dynamics. Sometimes general curvilinear coordinates are convenient, as in high-deformation continuum mechanics, or even necessary, as in general relativity. While orthonormal bases may be found for some such coordinate systems (e.g. tangent to spherical coordinates), Cartesian tensors may provide considerable simplification for applications in which rotations of rectilinear coordinate axes suffice. The transformation is a passive transformation, since the coordinates are changed and not the physical system.