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Micromechanics of composites/Proof 12

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Question

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Let and be two second-order tensor fields. Let the average of any second-order tensor field () over the region (of volume ) be defined as

Show that

Proof

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Expanding out the right hand side, we have

Now and are constants with respect to the integration. Hence,

Therefore,