Ph 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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Tensor Operations?
1. Addition

2. Subtraction

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3. Outer Multiplication

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4. Contraction

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5. Inner Multiplication

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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)
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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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