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9.3.2 Angular momentum

Assuming a symmetric stress tensor brings about the following symmetry on the viscosity tensor

Cmnij = Cnmij. (9.24)

As such, the total degrees of freedom become $6 \times 6 = 36$, which are the same degrees of freedom in a $6 \times 6$ matrix.



RC Pacanowski and SM Griffies, GFDL, Jan 2000