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Term: symmetric tensor
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Definition: tensor of the second order defined by a symmetric bilinear form f(U,V)=f(V,U) MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaiaadAgacaGGOaGaaC yvaiaabYcacaaMe8UaaCOvaiaacMcacqGH9aqpcaWGMbGaaiikaiaa hAfacaqGSaGaaGjbVlaahwfacaGGPaaaaa@464D@

Note 1 to entry: The components of a symmetric tensor are such that T ij = T ji MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaiaadsfadaWgaaWcba GaamyAaiaadQgaaeqaaOGaeyypa0JaamivamaaBaaaleaacaWGQbGa amyAaaqabaaaaa@3FA1@ . An example is the tensor product of a vector by itself.


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