Question

WHY MOMENT OF INERTIA IS A TENSOR??

Answer 1

Explanation:

actually its a tensor quantity but in some books it is given as scalar quantity. Tensor quantity means sometimes a parameter or a quantity behaves as scalar and sometimes it behaves as vector. Here Inertia is the property of mass. ... Hence it's a tensor quantity combination of both scalars and vectors.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Hey buddy...

actually its a tensor quantity but in some books it is given as scalar quantity. Tensor quantity means sometimes a parameter or a quantity behaves as scalar and sometimes it behaves as vector. Here Inertia is the property of mass. Here Inertia is the property of mass.Hence it's a tensor quantity combination of both scalars and vectors.

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