Home · Kinematics of deformation
Motion, displacement, and F
A motion x = χ(X,t) carries the reference body κ₀(B) onto the current placement κₜ(B). Click a material point on the ghost mesh, then play the path line and watch F = ∂x/∂X.
Continuum kinematics
Drag to rotate. Click the reference body to pick a material point X.
Live kinematic quantities
Ref pos X[0.00, 0.00, 0.00]
Def pos x[0.00, 0.00, 0.00]
Displacement u0.000
Stretch λ1.000
Deformation gradient F
1.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.00