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Tensor vs Pseudotensor - What's the difference?

tensor | pseudotensor |

As nouns the difference between tensor and pseudotensor

is that tensor is tensor while pseudotensor is (mathematics|physics) a quantity that transforms like a tensor under a proper rotation but gains an additional change of sign under an improper rotation.

tensor

English

(wikipedia tensor)

Adjective

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  • Of or relating to tensors

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A muscle that stretches a part, or renders it tense.
  • (mathematics, physics) An image of a tuple under a tensor product map.
  • (mathematics, physics) A function of several variables
  • (mathematics, physics) A mathematical object consisting of a set of components with n'' indices each of which range from 1 to ''m'' where ''n'' is the rank and ''m is the dimension of the tensor.Rowland, Todd and Weisstein, Eric W., "Tensor", Wolfram MathWorld.

    • Hypernyms

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    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To compute the tensor product of two tensors.

    • Related terms

    * tensorial

    Anagrams

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    pseudotensor

    English

    (wikipedia pseudotensor)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mathematics, physics) A quantity that transforms like a tensor under a proper rotation but gains an additional change of sign under an improper rotation.