4. Applying tensor calculus to special relativity
4.1 Introduction and reminders
Tensor calculus finds a particularly remarkable application in the theory of relativity. This should not be seen as a simple illustration of tensor theory. The type of problems posed and the history of these theories reveal a kind of reciprocal stimulation. Indeed, the possibility of exhibiting a tensor (as an intrinsic object of § 2.1
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