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Tensor physical quantities

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stress–energy tensor

tensor field describing the density and flux of energy in spacetime

Cauchy stress tensor

tensor that describes the state of stress at a point inside a material

electromagnetic tensor

mathematical object that describes the electromagnetic field in spacetime

Maxwell stress tensor

symmetric second-order tensor

symmetric tensor quantity of the strain caused by stress in matter

tensorial measure of the rotational inertia with respect to a fixed center of rotation

electromagnetic stress–energy tensor

the contribution to the stress–energy tensor due to the electromagnetic field

strain rate tensor

physical quantity that describes the rate of change of the deformation of a material

viscous stress tensor

a tensor used in continuum mechanics