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− n + 2n = 0<br />

1 2<br />

2n − 4n = 0<br />

1 2<br />

− 3n= 0<br />

so that n and since , we have 1 = 2n2<br />

, or ,<br />

and . For , Eq 2.6-5 yields<br />

n3 = 0<br />

2n2 2<br />

n21<br />

=± /<br />

n1 =± 2/ 5<br />

1<br />

λ( 3)<br />

=<br />

together with 2n 3 = 0.<br />

Again , and here so that<br />

and . From these results the trans<strong>for</strong>mation matrix<br />

A is given by<br />

n 2<br />

3 = 0<br />

n1+ −2n11<br />

n1 =± 1/ 5 n1 =± 2/ 5<br />

[ aij] =<br />

which identifies two sets of principal direction axes, one a reflection of the<br />

other with respect to the origin. Also, it may be easily verified that A is<br />

orthogonal by multiplying it with its transpose A T to obtain the identity<br />

matrix. Finally, from Eq 2.6-12 we see that using the upper set of the ± signs,<br />

Example 2.6-2<br />

Show that the principal values <strong>for</strong> the tensor having the matrix<br />

3<br />

4n + 2n = 0<br />

1 2<br />

2n + n = 0<br />

1 2<br />

⎡ 0 0 ± 1⎤<br />

⎢<br />

⎥<br />

⎢<br />

± 2/ 5 ± 1/ 5 0<br />

⎥<br />

⎣<br />

⎢m1/<br />

5 ± 2/ 5 0⎦<br />

⎥<br />

2<br />

( ) + = n2 1 5<br />

2<br />

( ) =<br />

⎡ 0 0 1⎤⎡5<br />

2 0⎤⎡0<br />

2/ 5 −1/<br />

5⎤⎡3<br />

0 0⎤<br />

⎢<br />

⎥ ⎢ ⎥ ⎢<br />

⎥ ⎢ ⎥<br />

⎢<br />

2/ 5 1/ 5 0<br />

⎥ ⎢<br />

2 2 0<br />

⎥ ⎢0<br />

1/ 5 2/ 5⎥=<br />

⎢<br />

0 6 0<br />

⎥<br />

⎣<br />

⎢−1/<br />

5 2/ 5 0⎦<br />

⎥<br />

⎣<br />

⎢0<br />

0 3⎦<br />

⎥ ⎢<br />

⎣<br />

1 0 0 ⎥<br />

⎦ ⎣<br />

⎢0<br />

0 1⎦<br />

⎥<br />

[ Tij] =<br />

⎡ 5 1 2⎤<br />

⎢<br />

⎥<br />

⎢ 1 5 2⎥<br />

⎢<br />

⎥<br />

⎣<br />

2 2 6<br />

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