Saturday, December 20, 2014

Solutions to Tensor Problems

1)If  1  =  i^ i^ + j^ j^ + k^ k^

Write out the expression for × D   


Ans.

1 × D  =  i^ Dx + j^ Dy + k^ Dz  


2. a) Provide a matrix which satisfies:  i^ i^ + j^ j^ + k^ k^  = 7/2 

The trace must equal to 7/2 so the diagonal elements need to yield that sum. Thus:

(1/2......0........0)

(0........1........0)

(0........0....... 2)

is one example of a matrix that satisfies the condition

b) Write out the trace for the metric tensor.

Ans. The metric tensor is:  

g ik      =


(1.....0...............0)

(0.....r2...............0)

(0.....0........r2 sin
f)


Then the trace (Tr) =

1 +   r2  +     r2 (sin f)=   1 + r2  (1 + sin f) 



c) Give one example of  3 x 3  tensor, then show how it might contain an anti-symmetric and symmetric  tensor (also how to go from one form to the other). 

Ans.  Let  a i j   =

(2......3........2)

(5........7.......-2)

(4........-4....... 0)

Then the antisymmetric form is:   a j  i  =

(0......3........-4)

(-3.......0.......-2)

(4........2....... 0)

Then the symmetric part  is the difference:  a i j  - a j  i  =

(2......0........6)

(8......7........0)

(0......-6....... 0)


3. Find the trace of each matrix given:


Soln. simply add the diagonal elements for each, i.e.

a)  Tr = 2 + 8 p  +  p  =   2 + 9 p

b) Tr =    r +  L  +   r /2  =  5 r /2  + 2L  

c) Tr = p +  p/ 3   + p/ 6   + p/7 =   69p / 42

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