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kinematic vorticity number: a standalone construct

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Structural geology

a dimensionless ratio of vorticity to stretching rate that places a deforming zone between pure shear and simple shear.

In structural geology, kinematic vorticity number refers to a dimensionless ratio of vorticity to stretching rate that places a deforming zone between pure shear and simple shear. This meaning comes from Means (1980) in Journal of Structural Geology.[1]

Unit
Recovery means
Measured by

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References

Means, W. D., Hobbs, B. E., Lister, G. S., & Williams, P. F. (1980). Vorticity and non-coaxiality in progressive deformations. Journal of Structural Geology, 2(3), 371-378. https://doi.org/10.1016/0191-8141(80)90024-3

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