Properties
The first invariant (trace) is always the sum of the diagonal components:
The nth invariant is just, the determinant of (up to sign).
The invariants do not change with rotation of the coordinate system (they are objective). Obviously, any function of the invariants only is also objective.
Read more about this topic: Invariants Of Tensors
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