Phys 203: Mathematical Physics

Chapter 5
Tensor Analysis

Dr M Mahbubur Rahman
Department of Physics
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342
Email: M.Rahman@Juniv.edu 1
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Reference Book
Vector Analysis (Schaum’s Outline)
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Metric Tensor
This is a rank 2 tensor which is also called the
fundamental tensor.
The main purpose of the metric tensor is to generalize the
concept of distance to general curvilinear coordinates and
maintain the invariance of distance in various coordinate
systems.

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In the special case, where there exists a transformation

of coordinates from to such that the metric
form is transformed into

Then the space is called N-dimensional

Euclidean space. It is also know to be the
Riemannian.
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The contravariant metric tensor is used for raising

indices of covariant tensors and the covariant
metric tensor is used for lowering indices of
contravariant tensors, e.g.,

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The covariant and contravariant metric

tensors are inverses of each other, that is

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The metric tensor acts, like a Kronecker

delta, as an index replacement operator.

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Conjugate or Reciprocal Tensors

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Home Work

Length of a Vector and Angle

between Vectors
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Home Work
Page Number: 175 (problems 1, 2)
Page Number: 176 (problem 4)
Page Number: 178 (problem 8)
Page Number: 179 (problems 10, 11, 12, 13)
Page Number: 180 (problems 15, 16)
Page Number: 182 (problem 20)
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Problem # 1 (p. 175)

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Problem # 2 (p. 175)

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Problem # 4 (p. 176)

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Problem # 8 (p. 178)

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Problem # 10 (p. 179)

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Problem # 11 (p. 179)

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Problem # 12 (p. 179)

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Problem # 13 (p. 179)

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Problem # 15 (p. 180)

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Problem # 16 (p. 180)

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Problem # 20 (p. 182)

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Problem # 26 (p. 185)

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Problem # 27 (p. 186)

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Problem # 28 (p. 186)

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Problem # 35 (p. 189)

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