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Functional and Structured Tensor Analysis for Engineers
 A casual (intuition-based) introduction to vector and tensor analysis withreviews of popular notations used in contemporary materials modeling 
R. M. Brannon
University of New Mexico, AlbuquerqueCopyright is reserved.
Individual copies may be made for personal use. No part of this document may be reproduced for profit.Contact author at rmbrann@sandia.gov
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FUNCTIONAL AND STRUCTURED TENSORANALYSIS FOR ENGINEERS
 A casual (intuition-based) introduction to vector and tensor analysis with reviews of popular notations used in contemporary materialsmodeling 
Rebecca M. Brannon
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University of New Mexico Adjunct professor rmbrann@sandia.gov
Abstract
Elementary vector and tensor analysis concepts are reviewed in a manner that proves useful for higher-order tensor analysis of anisotropic media. In additionto reviewing basic matrix and vector analysis, the concept of a tensor is cov-ered by reviewing and contrasting numerous
different 
definition one might seein the literature for the term “tensor.” Basic vector and tensor operations are provided, as well as some lesser-known operations that are useful in materialsmodeling. Considerable space is devoted to “philosophical” discussions aboutrelative merits of the many (often conflicting) tensor notation systems in popu-lar use.
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