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Why are matrices ubiquitous but hypermatrices rare?

I am puzzled by the amazing utility and therefore ubiquity of two-dimensional matrices in comparison to the relative paucity of multidimensional arrays of numbers, hypermatrices. Of course ...
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Derivative of eigenvectors of a matrix with respect to its components

Suppose that $B$ is a real, positive-definitive symmetric ($3\times3$) matrix (more accurately, $B$ is a tensor) with distinct eigenvalues, and that we can write it as $$ B= \sum_{i=1}^3 \lambda_{i}(...
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Exponentiation of vector spaces?

This question occurred to me while thinking on another one here, Name for an operation on matrices? Can one define in an invariant way a binary operation on finite-dimensional vector spaces - let us ...
მამუკა ჯიბლაძე's user avatar
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What is the current status of representation theory of $n$-ary groups in terms of hypermatrices?

An $n$-ary group is a generalization of the usual concept of a group where the binary operation (2-argument operation) is instead an $n$-ary ($n$-argument) operation. More info here on Wikipedia. I ...
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Characterization of all-orthogonal tensors

In the paper [1], it is proven in Theorem 2 that any $n$-tensor $\mathcal{A}\in\mathbb{R}^{d_1\times...\times d_n}$ can be decomposed as $$ \mathcal{A}=\mathcal{S} \times_1 U_1 ...\times_n U_n $$ ...
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