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Is perturbation field same as perturbation theory?

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tugni925

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Sep 14, 2020
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Context: "... The corresponding stress state of element e is obtained by the superposition of the six perturbation fields induced by the six unit strain field...."

When I google I get a lot of results for perturbation theory, but none for perturbation field. The topic is related to microstructures and material optimization (
 
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