Tensor Derivative (continuum Mechanics) - Gradient of A Tensor Field

Gradient of A Tensor Field

The gradient, of a tensor field in the direction of an arbitrary constant vector c is defined as:

The gradient of a tensor field of order n is a tensor field of order n+1.

Read more about this topic:  Tensor Derivative (continuum Mechanics)

Famous quotes containing the word field:

    I see a girl dragged by the wrists
    Across a dazzling field of snow,
    And there is nothing in me that resists.
    Once it would not be so....
    Philip Larkin (1922–1986)