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This chapter serves as an introduction of tensor and dyadic analysis. Here, we learn the basic working knowledge to tensor analysis, including decompositions, Cayley–Hamilton theorem, basic tensor operations.
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Phan-Thien, N. (2013). Tensor Notation. In: Understanding Viscoelasticity. Graduate Texts in Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32958-6_1
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