Statistical inference of the eigenspace components of a two-dimensional, symmetric rank-two random tensor

Journal of Geodesy

Volumn 78, Issue 7-8, 2005, Pages 425-436

  Cai, J ^a   Grafarend, E W ^a   Schaffrin, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deformation analysis; Eigenspace components; Markov model; Multivariate Gauss; Random tensor

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; EIGENVALUE; GEODESY; STRESS;

EID: 17144368061     PISSN: 09497714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00190-004-0405-2     Document Type: Article

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