tensor differentiation

tensor differentiation

[′ten·sər ‚dif·ə‚ren·chē′ā·shən]

(mathematics)

An operation on a tensor in which a term involving a Christoffel symbol is subtracted from the ordinary derivative, to obtain another tensor of one higher rank.

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