Application of tensor theory in engineering

Tensors are frequently used in engineering to describe measured quantities.

Common applications

• Representing mechanical stress as the Cauchy stress tensor in continuum mechanics
• Measuring deformations (finite deformation tensors) and strain (strain tensor) in continuum mechanics
• Representing diffusion as a tensor in Diffusion tensor imaging
• Describing moments of inertia as the inertia tensor

See also

• Mathematical physics