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. 2013 Oct 3;8(10):e75492. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0075492

Table 1. Nomenclature.

xi spatial coordinates (x 1, x 2, x 3) = (x,y,z)
ui displacement vector components (u 1, u 2, u 3) = (u,v,w)
εij strain tensor components
eij elastic strain tensor components
βij transformation strain tensor components
Inline graphic eigenstrain tensor components
σij stress tensor components
δij Kronecker delta components
δijkl 4th-order identity tensor components
ti traction vector components
ni unit normal vector components
si unit tangent vector components
V I, V M inclusion, matrix subregions
ai ellipsoid principal axes (a 1, a 2, a 3) = (a,b,c)
V e ellipsoid volume
S inclusion-matrix interface surface
μ,κ shear modulus, bulk modulus
Cijkl elasticity modulus tensor components
E ,v Young’s modulus, Poisson’s ratio
φ, ψ potential functions
Bijk, Dijkl displacement, strain tensor operators
Inline graphic Eshelby tensor components
λ Eshelby parameter
I, Ii, Iij Eshelby integrals
F, E elliptic integrals of 1st & 2nd kind
θ, k elliptic integral arguments
Mij, Nij defined intermediate integrals
Q, ω defined constants
αk, A, h, G, J, Λ, Γ, P defined intermediate functions
η matrix/inclusion modulus ratio
U mechanical strain energy