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Table of Tensors

RANK NUMBERS NAME EXAMPLES
0 (3)0 = 1 scalar
(rank zero tensor)
pressure, mass, density,
length...
1 (3)1 = 3 vector
(rank one tensor)
position, velocity, momentum,
 area
2 (3)2 = 9 tensor
(rank two tensor)
moment of inertia matrix
material stress