This document provides 5 index notation problems to solve:
1) Identify which of three expressions (a), (b), and (c) are valid using index notation rules.
2) Calculate two derivatives of the function Rxx = kk using index notation.
3) Verify an identity for the determinant of S using index notation rules.
4) Use index notation rules to show an identity for the curl and gradient of u.
5) Express the tensor U in terms of the basis vectors m, metric tensor g, and tensor S.
This document provides 5 index notation problems to solve:
1) Identify which of three expressions (a), (b), and (c) are valid using index notation rules.
2) Calculate two derivatives of the function Rxx = kk using index notation.
3) Verify an identity for the determinant of S using index notation rules.
4) Use index notation rules to show an identity for the curl and gradient of u.
5) Express the tensor U in terms of the basis vectors m, metric tensor g, and tensor S.
This document provides 5 index notation problems to solve:
1) Identify which of three expressions (a), (b), and (c) are valid using index notation rules.
2) Calculate two derivatives of the function Rxx = kk using index notation.
3) Verify an identity for the determinant of S using index notation rules.
4) Use index notation rules to show an identity for the curl and gradient of u.
5) Express the tensor U in terms of the basis vectors m, metric tensor g, and tensor S.
Which of the following equations are valid expressions using index notation?
If you decide an expression
is invalid, state which rule is violated. (a) ij ij kk ij S = − σ σδ (b) 0 ∈∈ = ijk kkj (c) i k ijkl j l u u C tx x ρ ∂ ∂ ∂ = ∂∂ ∂ 2. Let R xx = k k . Calculate log( ) i R x ∂ ∂ and 2 log( ) i i R x x ∂ ∂ ∂ . 3. Verify that 1 1 2det( ) ji ipq jkl pk ql S S S − = ∈∈ S (i.e. use the index notation rules to show that 1 S S ji im jm δ − = ) 4. Use index notation rules to show that 2 ∇ × ∇ × = ∇∇ ⋅ − ∇ u uu 5. Let 123 {, , } mm m be a (not necessarily orthonormal) basis in 3 , and let ij i j g = ⋅ m m , ij ij T m m S m m U ST =⊗ =⊗ = T S ij ij . Find ij U such that ij U mm = ⊗ U i j , in terms of , , ij ij ij gT S .