Definition:Acceleration (Continuum Mechanics)
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Definition
In the context of continuum mechanics, the acceleration of a point $P$ in a body $B$ is the material derivative of the velocity of $P$ evaluated at $P$.
Sources
- 1989: Ephraim J. Borowski and Jonathan M. Borwein: Dictionary of Mathematics ... (previous) ... (next): acceleration: 2. (Continuum mechanics)