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O traço de uma matriz (quando ela é a representação
de um tensor) dá o máximo stress permitido:
In the case of a fluid, Pascal's law shows that the hydrostatic stress is the same in all directions, at least to a first approximation, so can be captured by the scalar quantity pressure. Thus, in the case of a solid, the hydrostatic (or isostatic) pressure p is defined as one third of the trace of the tensor, i.e., the mean of the diagonal terms.
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