On the Direct Determination of the Rotation Tensor from the Deformation Gradient

Abstract

An explicit representation of the rotation tensor is given in terms of the deformation gradient. The derivation does not require the a priori determination of the stretch tensor. Instead, it relies on systematic use of the Cayley-Hamilton theorem and basic properties of proper orthogonal tensors.

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