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Not saying this notation isn’t useful, but the big advantage with index notation is that a large, large number of people are already familiar with it because it
by physicsguy 2y ago
Not saying this notation isn’t useful, but the big advantage with index notation is that a large, large number of people are already familiar with it because it’s a core part of many Physics or Maths degrees, so will be using it naturally. If you have to work with such people then it’s useful to “speak a common language”
- thomasahle 2y agoYou can always draw the diagrams while you're thinking, and then "compile down" to index notation when you share it with others. But luckily tensor diagrams is quite standard in many fields.