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Mechanics uses physical quantities that cannot be characterized only by their magnitude (how it happens with a scalar) but also need other attributes to define them, namely the direction, or point of application (fixed or mobile).
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Vlase, S., Marin, M., Öchsner, A. (2019). Vectors. In: Eigenvalue and Eigenvector Problems in Applied Mechanics. Advanced Structured Materials, vol 96. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00991-5_1
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