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For CST (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cauchy_stress_tensor), the first index represents the plane and the second index represents the direction: enter image description here For MST (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell_stress_tensor), the first index represents the direction and the second index represents the plane: enter image description here

Why is the convention different?

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