Poisson's Ratio and its significance:
Poisson's ratio, named after Simeon Poisson, is the ratio of transverse strain to longitudinal strain. It measures the tendency how deformation of one dimension affects another. Suppose if we stretch rubber band the length of the rubber band increases but the thickness/width decreases. This effect of one dimension deformation on another dimension is showed by Poisson's ratio.
Poisson's ratio, named after Simeon Poisson, is the ratio of transverse strain to longitudinal strain. It measures the tendency how deformation of one dimension affects another. Suppose if we stretch rubber band the length of the rubber band increases but the thickness/width decreases. This effect of one dimension deformation on another dimension is showed by Poisson's ratio.
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