Upper-convected rate as a stress push-forward

ID: upper-convected-rate-as-a-stress-push-forward

Upper-convected rate as a stress push-forward by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-14 Updated 2026-11-05
Differentiate the Kirchhoff stress tensor relation , using for the velocity gradient. Subtracting the two deformation terms gives the displayed upper-convected derivative. This removes the transport generated solely by deformation of a fixed material stress tensor.

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