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Why are the indices of term of the Cauchy Stress Tensor and Maxwell Stress Tensor opposite to each other?
For CST (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cauchy_stress_tensor), the first index represents the plane and the second index represents the direction:
For MST (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
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Why are two wires used in railway overhead equipment?
While watching the train videos, I came across these overhead wires. After searching on the internet, I found that both catenary and contact wires carry the same voltage and are connected by vertical ...