tensor analysis
tensor analysis
[′ten·sər ə‚nal·ə·səs] (mathematics)
The abstract study of mathematical objects having components which express properties similar to those of a geometric tensor; this study is fundamental to Riemannian geometry and the structure of Euclidean spaces. Also known as tensor calculus.
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