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Tensors of type M/N

Finally we define a tensor of type M/N as a linear function that maps M one- forms and N vectors into the reals:

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The components of tex2html_wrap_inline1888 transform according to

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These results just follow from linearity.


Peter Dunsby
Sat Jun 8 15:29:35 ADT 1996