Visualization of Tensor Fields in Mechanics

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dc.contributor.authorHergl, Chiaraen_US
dc.contributor.authorBlecha, Christianen_US
dc.contributor.authorKretzschmar, Vanessaen_US
dc.contributor.authorRaith, Felixen_US
dc.contributor.authorGünther, Fabianen_US
dc.contributor.authorStommel, Markusen_US
dc.contributor.authorJankowai, Jochenen_US
dc.contributor.authorHotz, Ingriden_US
dc.contributor.authorNagel, Thomasen_US
dc.contributor.authorScheuermann, Geriken_US
dc.contributor.editorBenes, Bedrich and Hauser, Helwigen_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-08T07:38:12Z
dc.date.available2021-10-08T07:38:12Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractTensors are used to describe complex physical processes in many applications. Examples include the distribution of stresses in technical materials, acting forces during seismic events, or remodeling of biological tissues. While tensors encode such complex information mathematically precisely, the semantic interpretation of a tensor is challenging. Visualization can be beneficial here and is frequently used by domain experts. Typical strategies include the use of glyphs, color plots, lines, and isosurfaces. However, data complexity is nowadays accompanied by the sheer amount of data produced by large‐scale simulations and adds another level of obstruction between user and data. Given the limitations of traditional methods, and the extra cognitive effort of simple methods, more advanced tensor field visualization approaches have been the focus of this work. This survey aims to provide an overview of recent research results with a strong application‐oriented focus, targeting applications based on continuum mechanics, namely the fields of structural, bio‐, and geomechanics. As such, the survey is complementing and extending previously published surveys. Its utility is twofold: (i) It serves as basis for the visualization community to get an overview of recent visualization techniques. (ii) It emphasizes and explains the necessity for further research for visualizations in this context.en_US
dc.description.number6
dc.description.sectionheadersArticles
dc.description.seriesinformationComputer Graphics Forum
dc.description.volume40
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/cgf.14209
dc.identifier.issn1467-8659
dc.identifier.pages135-161
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/cgf.14209
dc.identifier.urihttps://diglib.eg.org:443/handle/10.1111/cgf14209
dc.publisher© 2021 Eurographics ‐ The European Association for Computer Graphics and John Wiley & Sons Ltden_US
dc.subjectscientific visualization
dc.subjectvisualization
dc.titleVisualization of Tensor Fields in Mechanicsen_US
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