 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

Define the <outer product> $T_{ij}=u_iv_j$. Transforming each <vector> gives
$$
T'_{ij}=u'_iv'_j=(Q_{ip}u_p)(Q_{jq}v_q)=Q_{ip}Q_{jq}T_{pq}.
$$
Thus \b[$u_iv_j$ is a rank-two tensor], since it obeys the two-index <tensor component transformation law>. This is the component form of the <tensor product> of two vectors; its two indices are independent, not contracted.

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