KYA relate kiya ja raha hai? Do quantities jinhe direction information chahiye:
Stressσij: force per area. Pehla index = face normal, doosra index = force direction. 9 components (6 independent, kyunki σij=σji moment balance se).
KYUN sirf ek matrix nahi? Kyunki har point par loading ki state khud ek 3×3 object hoti hai. Ek 3×3 tensor ko linearly doosre se relate karne ke liye ek aisa object chahiye jisme 4 indices hon:
σij=Cijklεkl(i,j,k,l∈{1,2,3})
Repeated k,l par summation (Einstein convention). Yeh Hooke's law ka sabse general linear-elastic form hai.
Yeh form kyun? Do paas-paas ke points lo jo dx se alag hain. Deformation ke baad separation ban jaata hai dxi+∂xj∂uidxj. Squared length mein change, first order tak, ∂ui/∂xj ke symmetric part ko involve karta hai. Antisymmetric part pure rotation hai (koi stretch nahi), isliye hum use discard kar dete hain — yahi reason hai symmetrize karne ka. Rotation elastic energy store nahi karta, isliye woh ε mein appear nahi hona chahiye.
Energy se major symmetry KYUN milti hai? Ek conservative elastic material mein stress, stored-energy density ka gradient hota hai: σij=∂W/∂εij. Phir Cijkl=∂2W/∂εij∂εkl, aur mixed partials commute karte hain — isliye ij aur kl pairs ko swap karne se C nahi badalta.
Sirf do building blocks kyun? Isotropy ka matlab hai ki C ko kisi bhi rotation ke baad same dikhna chahiye — ek isotropic tensor. Sirf isotropic 4th-rank tensors hi δijδkl, δikδjl, δilδjk ke combinations hote hain. Minor symmetry force karta hai ki last do saath appear karein, jisse do coefficients bachte hain.
Recall Feynman: ek 12-saal ke bacche ko explain karo
Socho ek foam ka block hai. Agar tum usse upar se dabao, toh woh sirf chhota nahi hota — woh sides se baahar bhi nikal aata hai. Toh "kitna squish hota hai" yeh depend karta hai ki tum kaunsi sides ko push kar rahe ho aur kitna, sab ek saath. Ek number yeh describe nahi kar sakta. Isliye hum numbers ki ek badi table (ek tensor) use karte hain jo kehti hai: "agar tum is taraf push karo, toh exactly yahan batao ki woh har direction mein kaise badlega." Zyaadatar simple materials ke liye poori badi table bas do numbers tak aa jaati hai: yeh kitna stiff hai (E) aur yeh sideways kitna bulge karta hai (ν). Yahi poora trick hai.