On covariance propagation of eigenparameters of symmetric n-D tensors

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 503-510

  Han, J Y ^a   van Gelder, B H W ^b   Soler, T ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Covariance propagation; Eigenvalues; Eigenvectors; Symmetric tensor

Indexed keywords

COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; EIGENVALUE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; STRAIN ANALYSIS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

EID: 34547147423     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03416.x     Document Type: Article

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