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Old 25-04-2009, 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Robh View Post
Don't know a whole lot about tensors but this seems analogous to the dot product and cross product used in straight vector analysis.
In vector analysis the expression would read
(u x v).w = u.(v x w) where u, v and w are vectors.
Regards, Rob
Hello Rob,

The outer product for tensors is a unique operation. It has no relationship to dot or cross products for vectors.

Regards

Steven
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