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  1. February 27th 2008, 04:55 PM #1
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    I don't understand this following definition of a tensor: A tensor is a quantity with nine components T_{xx}, T_{xy}, T_{xz}, \ldots T_{zz} which transforms with two factors of R . (Griffiths, 12). What does that mean?
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  2. February 27th 2008, 06:47 PM #2
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    actually this is a rank-2 tensor.
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