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11-07-2018 | Classroom Note

The Number of Independent Invariants for \(n\) Symmetric Second Order Tensors

Author: M. H. B. M. Shariff

Published in: Journal of Elasticity | Issue 1/2019

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Abstract

We prove that the number of independent invariants for a set of \(n\) symmetric tensors is at most \(6n-3\).

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Metadata
Title
The Number of Independent Invariants for Symmetric Second Order Tensors
Author
M. H. B. M. Shariff
Publication date
11-07-2018
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
Journal of Elasticity / Issue 1/2019
Print ISSN: 0374-3535
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2681
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10659-018-9682-5

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