Tidal Tensor

In Newton's theory of gravitation and in various relativistic classical theories of gravitation, such as general relativity, the tidal tensor represents

  1. tidal accelerations of a cloud of (electrically neutral, nonspinning) test particles,
  2. tidal stresses in a small object immersed in an ambient gravitational field.

Read more about Tidal Tensor:  Newton's Theory, General Relativity

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