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Introduction to Tensor

- Indicial Tensor Manipulation package. It may be loaded by LOADFILE("itensr"); A manual for the Tensor packages is available in share/tensor.descr. A demo is available by DEMO("itenso.dem1"); (and additional demos are in ("itenso.dem2"), ("itenso.dem3") and following).

- There are two tensor packages in MACSYMA, CTENSR and ITENSR. CTENSR is Component Tensor Manipulation, and may be accessed with LOAD(CTENSR); . ITENSR is Indicial Tensor Manipulation, and is loaded by doing LOAD(ITENSR); A manual for CTENSR AND ITENSR is available from the LCS Publications Office. Request MIT/LCS/TM-167. In addition, demos exist on the TENSOR; directory under the filenames CTENSO DEMO1, DEMO2, etc. and ITENSO DEMO1, DEMO2, etc. Do DEMO("ctenso.dem1"); or DEMO("itenso.dem2"); Send bugs or comments to RP or TENSOR.


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