degree of freedom

January 12, 2009, 07:57

Dear friends:

Would you plese tell me what is the meanning of "degree of freedom".

and what is the meanning of this sentense:

Each degree of freedom in the large DOF flow simulation corresponds to a dimension in Euclidean "N-space" regards

January 12, 2009, 09:16

A "degree of freedom" in this case means one dimension in space. Hence, if you do a simulation with two degrees of freedom movement is only allowed in two dimensions, say x and y, and you are doing a 2D simulation. I hope that helps.

January 12, 2009, 07:57	degree of freedom	#1
ztdep Guest Posts: n/a	Dear friends: Would you plese tell me what is the meanning of "degree of freedom". and what is the meanning of this sentense: Each degree of freedom in the large DOF flow simulation corresponds to a dimension in Euclidean "N-space" regards

January 12, 2009, 09:16	Re: degree of freedom	#2
Jonas Larsson Guest Posts: n/a	A "degree of freedom" in this case means one dimension in space. Hence, if you do a simulation with two degrees of freedom movement is only allowed in two dimensions, say x and y, and you are doing a 2D simulation. I hope that helps.

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