Can higher order tensors be represented by a matrix? People think you cannot, but I say you can. A 3x3x3 #tensor can be represented by a 3x9 matrix easily. Here is how.
In fact a 9x9 matrix is symmetric and has much better properties than a 3x3x9 tensor. And we can always represent any tensor of any order using a matrix. Tensor and matrix are nothing more than two different "accounting" systems of keeping a record of a data set containing many variables. #mathematics #physics #AI