ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Spin tensor

Okay, so let's take a spinning top as an example.

When the top spins, it has different parts (like the top and bottom) that are moving in different directions. This is called "spin" because it's the way the top is rotating around its center.

Now, imagine that instead of just one top, we have lots and lots of tiny tops all spinning at once. They all have different spin directions and speeds, so it can be really complicated to keep track of all of them.

This is where the spin tensor comes in. Basically, it's a way to organize all of the different spins of the tiny tops into one big picture of how the object is spinning overall.

Think of it like a big puzzle with lots of little pieces. The spin tensor helps put all those little pieces together so we can see the whole picture of how an object is spinning.