Registry · Definition
IV.D274
tau-effective
formalized
IV.D274 — Defect functional
The defect functional D(d) = (mu, nu, kappa, theta) is a 4-tuple diagnostic: mu = mobility (transport), nu = vorticity (circulation), kappa = compression (density variation), theta = topological charge (integer-valued winding number around the two circles of T^2, deformation-invariant).
Book IV
Part 1
Ch. 7