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  2. Maxwell stress tensor - Wikipedia

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    It is therefore convenient to collect many of these terms in the Maxwell stress tensor, and to use tensor arithmetic to find the answer to the problem at hand. In the relativistic formulation of electromagnetism, the nine components of the Maxwell stress tensor appear, negated, as components of the electromagnetic stress–energy tensor , which ...

  3. Tension (physics) - Wikipedia

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    Tension is the pulling or stretching force transmitted axially along an object such as a string, rope, chain, rod, truss member, or other object, so as to stretch or pull apart the object. In terms of force, it is the opposite of compression. Tension might also be described as the action-reaction pair of forces acting at each end of an object.

  4. Block-stacking problem - Wikipedia

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    The block-stacking problem is the following puzzle: Place N {\displaystyle N} identical rigid rectangular blocks in a stable stack on a table edge in such a way as to maximize the overhang. Paterson et al. (2007) provide a long list of references on this problem going back to mechanics texts from the middle of the 19th century.

  5. Catenary - Wikipedia

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    A chain hanging from points forms a catenary. The silk on a spider's web forming multiple elastic catenaries.. In physics and geometry, a catenary (US: / ˈ k æ t ən ɛr i / KAT-ən-err-ee, UK: / k ə ˈ t iː n ər i / kə-TEE-nər-ee) is the curve that an idealized hanging chain or cable assumes under its own weight when supported only at its ends in a uniform gravitational field.

  6. File:On Physical Lines of Force.pdf - Wikipedia

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    The following other wikis use this file: Usage on af.wikipedia.org James Clerk Maxwell; Usage on ar.wikipedia.org تاريخ نظرية الكهرطيسية

  7. Stress (mechanics) - Wikipedia

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    Stress analysis is a branch of applied physics that covers the determination of the internal distribution of internal forces in solid objects. It is an essential tool in engineering for the study and design of structures such as tunnels, dams, mechanical parts, and structural frames, under prescribed or expected loads.

  8. Cauchy stress tensor - Wikipedia

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    This is a constrained maximization problem, which can be solved using the Lagrangian multiplier technique to convert the problem into an unconstrained optimization problem. Thus, the stationary values (maximum and minimum values)of τ n 2 {\displaystyle \tau _{\text{n}}^{2}} occur where the gradient of τ n 2 {\displaystyle \tau _{\text{n}}^{2 ...

  9. Free body diagram - Wikipedia

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    In physics and engineering, a free body diagram (FBD; also called a force diagram) [1] is a graphical illustration used to visualize the applied forces, moments, and resulting reactions on a free body in a given condition. It depicts a body or connected bodies with all the applied forces and moments, and reactions, which act on the body(ies).