the tensor algebra of a vector space V, denoted T(V) or T•(V), is the algebra of tensors on V (of any rank) with multiplication being the tensor product...
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mathematics, the modern component-free approach to the theory of a tensor views a tensor as an abstract object, expressing some definite type of multilinear...
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mathematics, a tensor is an algebraic object that describes a multilinear relationship between sets of algebraic objects related to a vector space. Tensors may map...
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mathematics, the tensor product of two algebras over a commutative ring R is also an R-algebra. This gives the tensor product of algebras. When the ring...
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manipulations involving the tensor and wedge symbols. This distinction is developed in greater detail in the article on tensor algebras. Here, there is much...
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two vectors is sometimes called an elementary tensor or a decomposable tensor. The elementary tensors span V ⊗ W {\displaystyle V\otimes W} in the sense...
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algebra concepts find applications in various areas, including: Classical treatment of tensors Dyadic tensor Glossary of tensor theory Metric tensor Bra–ket...
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enveloping algebras. The construction proceeds by first building the tensor algebra of the underlying vector space of the Lie algebra. The tensor algebra is simply...
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symmetric algebra. As the symmetric algebra of a vector space is a quotient of the tensor algebra, an element of the symmetric algebra is not a tensor, and...
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In multilinear algebra, a tensor contraction is an operation on a tensor that arises from the canonical pairing of a vector space and its dual. In components...
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multilinear algebra. Ricci calculus The earliest foundation of tensor theory – tensor index notation. Order of a tensor The components of a tensor with respect...
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category of R-algebras. Tensor products The tensor product of two R-algebras is also an R-algebra in a natural way. See tensor product of algebras for more...
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In mathematics, a symmetric tensor is an unmixed tensor that is invariant under a permutation of its vector arguments: T ( v 1 , v 2 , … , v r ) = T (...
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of scalars. For a commutative ring, the tensor product of modules can be iterated to form the tensor algebra of a module, allowing one to define multiplication...
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In mathematics and physics, a tensor field is a function assigning a tensor to each point of a region of a mathematical space (typically a Euclidean space...
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tensor algebra T ( g ) {\displaystyle T({\mathfrak {g}})} from it. The tensor algebra is a free algebra: it simply contains all possible tensor products...
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tensor is antisymmetric with respect to its first three indices. If a tensor changes sign under exchange of each pair of its indices, then the tensor...
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theoretical physics, the spin tensor is a quantity used to describe the rotational motion of particles in spacetime. The spin tensor has application in general...
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Penrose graphical notation (redirect from Tensor diagram notation)
essentially the composition of functions. In the language of tensor algebra, a particular tensor is associated with a particular shape with many lines projecting...
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category of R-algebras to the category of sets. Free algebras over division rings are free ideal rings. Cofree coalgebra Tensor algebra Free object Noncommutative...
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diagonalization. The free algebra generated by V may be written as the tensor algebra ⨁n≥0 V ⊗ ⋯ ⊗ V, that is, the direct sum of the tensor product of n copies...
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multilinear algebra, the tensor rank decomposition or rank-R decomposition is the decomposition of a tensor as a sum of R rank-1 tensors, where R is minimal...
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Coalgebra (redirect from Co-algebra)
"internal" tensor product of a tensor algebra. A tensor algebra comes with a tensor product (the internal one); it can also be equipped with a second tensor product...
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Ricci calculus (redirect from Tensor calculus)
notation and manipulation for tensors and tensor fields on a differentiable manifold, with or without a metric tensor or connection. It is also the modern...
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to be the von Neumann algebra generated by their algebraic tensor product, considered as operators on the Hilbert space tensor product of the Hilbert...
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In multilinear algebra, a tensor decomposition is any scheme for expressing a "data tensor" (M-way array) as a sequence of elementary operations acting...
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(indicial) tensor manipulation, ctensor for component-defined tensors, and atensor for algebraic tensor manipulation. Tensor is an R package for basic tensor operations...
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Universal property (section Tensor algebras)
property is used rather than the concrete details. For example, the tensor algebra of a vector space is slightly complicated to construct, but much easier...
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electromagnetism, the electromagnetic tensor or electromagnetic field tensor (sometimes called the field strength tensor, Faraday tensor or Maxwell bivector) is a...
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Multilinear algebra Tensor Classical treatment of tensors Component-free treatment of tensors Gamas's Theorem Outer product Tensor algebra Exterior algebra Symmetric...
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