Use this tag for questions that involve tensors. Tensors are fundamental tools for linear computations, generalizing vectors and matrices to higher ranks. Mathematica 9 introduces powerful methods to algebraically manipulate tensors with any rank and symmetry.
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Prevent Suppression of Superscript 1 in Print
I'm trying to print Christoffel symbols of the second kind for a surface in $\mathbb R^3$. I currently am using something along the lines of
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Smooth Max and Abs
I'm trying to implement smooth approximations of Max and Abs functions. Moreover I want the functions to map element-wise on tensors. Here's my code.
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how to associate a metric for tensor contraction operations?
I see that Version 9 now has some built in tensor support (which was missing back when previously asked How to represent and manipulate abstract indexed vector (or tensor) expressions?). The docs ...
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How to type function terms into metric?
I submitted my question before on site:Anything wrong with Atlas 2 or Mathematica?. Due to my vagueness, my problems might not be clearly understood.
I am trying to solve several functions based on ...
