 Deformation tensor in the Zel'dovich approximation (source code)

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= Deformation tensor in the Zel'dovich approximation
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For an irrotational displacement $\mathbf s=-\nabla_q\Phi$, the deformation tensor is the symmetric Hessian $d_{ij}=-\partial_i\partial_j\Phi$. Its real eigenvalues determine the principal collapse directions.

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