text: A Rivlin–Ericksen temporal evolution of the strain rate tensor such that the derivative translates and rotates with the flow field.  The first-order Rivlin–Ericksen is given by
  where
  : is the fluid's velocity and
  : is -th order Rivlin–Ericksen tensor.
  Higher-order tensor may be found iteratively by the expression
  The derivative chosen for this expression depends on convention.  The upper-convected time derivative, lower-convected time derivative, and Jaumann derivative are often used.