This document contains instructions for an assignment on tensor calculus. It includes 4 problems: 1) proving identities involving symmetric, antisymmetric, and arbitrary second-order tensors; 2) finding principal invariants and real eigenvalues of a skew-symmetric tensor; 3) proving vector calculus identities involving nabla operators; and 4) showing that a position vector field has zero curl and divergence.
This document contains instructions for an assignment on tensor calculus. It includes 4 problems: 1) proving identities involving symmetric, antisymmetric, and arbitrary second-order tensors; 2) finding principal invariants and real eigenvalues of a skew-symmetric tensor; 3) proving vector calculus identities involving nabla operators; and 4) showing that a position vector field has zero curl and divergence.
This document contains instructions for an assignment on tensor calculus. It includes 4 problems: 1) proving identities involving symmetric, antisymmetric, and arbitrary second-order tensors; 2) finding principal invariants and real eigenvalues of a skew-symmetric tensor; 3) proving vector calculus identities involving nabla operators; and 4) showing that a position vector field has zero curl and divergence.
This document contains instructions for an assignment on tensor calculus. It includes 4 problems: 1) proving identities involving symmetric, antisymmetric, and arbitrary second-order tensors; 2) finding principal invariants and real eigenvalues of a skew-symmetric tensor; 3) proving vector calculus identities involving nabla operators; and 4) showing that a position vector field has zero curl and divergence.
1. Given S and W are symmetric and antisymmetric tensors respectively. If T is an arbitrary
second-order tensor, then prove that, h1 i S :T =S :Tt =S : T + T t) , (T 2 h1 i t W : T = −WW : T = W : (T T − T t) , 2 S : W = 0.
2. Find the principal invariants of a skew symmetric tensor W and deduce that W has only one real eigenvalue.
3. Show that,
∇ · [(∇ ∇u )t : ∇v + v · [∇ ∇u )vv ] = (∇ ∇(∇ ∇ · u )], ∇ · (uu × v ) = v · (∇ ∇ × u ) − u · (∇ ∇ × v ), ∇ · (φvv ) = φ(∇ ∇ · v ) + v · (∇ ∇φ), t T v ) = T : ∇v + v · (∇ ∇ · (T ∇ ·T) T ) = φ∇ ∇ · (φT ∇ · T + T ∇ φ, ∇ (φTT ) = φ∇T ∇T + T ⊗ ∇ φ, T v ) = φ∇ ∇ (φT ∇(T T vv) + (T T vv) ⊗ ∇ φ, ∇ 2 (u u · v ) = u · ∇ 2v + v · ∇ 2u .
