We consider the general representation of a tensor function of the state of anisotropic materials in the Euclidean space when
the parameters of anisotropy are variable tensors of an arbitrary rank. Based on the generalizations of orthogonal and antisymmetric
tensors of higher ranks, we write the equation of the tensor structure of a rotational function of arbitrary rank and the
rule for its differentiation in direct (componentless) form. These relations can be used in the problems of the nonlinear
mechanics of deformable solids concerning the influence of residual stresses on disturbances of an arbitrary nature in an
anisotropic deformable solid.
Translated from Matematychni Metody ta Fizyko-Mekhanichni Polya, Vol. 51, No. 1, pp. 99–104, January–March, 2008.