Stress Energy Tensor vs Energy Momentum Tensor

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The stress-energy tensor is indeed a component of the energy-momentum tensor, denoted as Tuv (where u,v = 1,2,3). Specifically, the stress tensor, represented as sjk (where j,k = 1,2,3), is defined by the equation sjk = Tjk. This relationship establishes that the stress tensor is a subset of the broader energy-momentum tensor framework.

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is the stress energy tensor the same as the energy momentum tensor?
 
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captain said:
is the stress energy tensor the same as the energy momentum tensor?
The stress tensor is part of the stress-energy-momentum tensor, T^uv (u,v = 1,2,3). The stress tensor s^jk (j,k = 1,2,3) is given by s^jk = T^jk.

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