Three-dimensional strain analysis using Mathematica

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1467-1476

  Mookerjee, Matty ^a   Nickleach, Scott ^a  

^a SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Best fit ellipsoid; Computer program; Error margins; Mathematica; Statistics; Strain analysis

Indexed keywords

BEST-FIT ELLIPSOID; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ERROR MARGINS; MATHEMATICA; STRAIN ANALYSIS;

ERROR ANALYSIS; ERROR STATISTICS; GEOMETRY; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; STATISTICS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

SHEAR STRAIN;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; INTERNET; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; SHEAR STRAIN; STRAIN ANALYSIS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 80052960909     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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