Andrew,

> just out of interest, third order tensors arise in nonlocal models
> of gradient plasticity such as that proposed by Gurtin and Anand (J.  
> Mech. Phys. Solids 53 (2005) 1624–1649). In the paper you will find  
> their definition for symmetry and various other operations (pg 1630).

Thanks! Which confirms what I thought about SymmetricThirdOrder may be
correct. So the main problem I have is to figure out which convention
to use: A_{i(jk)} or A_{(ij)k}.

Cheers,
        Toby


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Toby D. Young
Philosphy-Physics
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Polish Academy of Sciences
Warszawa, Polska

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