nibot ([personal profile] nibot) wrote2006-02-09 10:39 pm
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continuum mechanics

I am convinced that Mechanical Engineers developed their mathematics on another planet. The above figure illustrates the three eigenvalues of a 3x3 matrix. [From Continuum Mechanics for Engineers by Mase and Mase.]

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[identity profile] archimedes314.livejournal.com 2006-02-10 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
Oh my God.

I love the Roman style subscripting on the sigmas... if I could draw an arrow to them right now, I so would....

[identity profile] feylike.livejournal.com 2006-02-10 05:11 am (UTC)(link)
it's all about the twisted Lovecraftian geometries. none of this newfangled computer stuff...

[identity profile] onhava.livejournal.com 2006-02-10 10:06 am (UTC)(link)
WTF? Does that make things clearer to someone?

[identity profile] jamesla.livejournal.com 2006-02-10 05:22 pm (UTC)(link)
This is supposed to be helpful?

it reminds me of the top half of a marble.... I wish I had marbles.
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[identity profile] squarkz.livejournal.com 2006-02-13 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
dude. mohr's circles are the shit.

you're never gonna be a geologist.
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