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Assignments for chapter 1

Jian.Luo
jian.luo@nwpu.edu.cn

School of mechanical Engineering,

October 23, 2017

Problem 1
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Use the method of indicial notation to prove the flowing vector identity.

(a ×b) ·(c ×d) = (a ·c)(b ·d) −(a ·d)(b ·c)

(a ×b) ·(c ×d) = (a ×b)i(c ×d)i

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Problem 2
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Use the method of indicial notation to prove the flowing vector identity.
Proof:
2 Only check one component,
∇×(∇×F) = ∇(∇·F) −∇ F
∇×(∇×F)i = εijk∇j (∇×F)k
= εijk∇j εklm∇lFm
= εkij εklm∇j ∇lFm
= (δilδjm −δimδjl)∇j ∇lFm
= δilδjm∇j ∇lFm −δimδjl∇j ∇lFm
= ∇i∇mFm −∇j ∇j Fi
= ∇i(∇·F) −∇2Fi
= (∇(∇·F) −∇2F )i

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P Proof:
r Only check
o one
component,
b
l ((∇×F ×G))i
= εijk∇j (F
e ×G)k
m = εijk∇j
(εklmFlGm)
3 = εijkεklm∇j
(FlGm)
Use the method of
indicial notation to = εkij
prove the flowing εklm(Fl∇j Gm
vector identity. + Gm∇j Fl)
= (δilδjm
∇×(F ×G) −δimδjl)(Fl∇j
= (G Gm + Gm∇j
·∇)F
Fl)
−G(∇·F)
−(F ·∇)G = δilδjmFl∇j
= (F (∇·G) + (G ·∇)F −(F ·∇)G −G(∇·F))i + F(∇·G) Gm +

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 δilδjmGm∇j Fl −δimδjlFl∇j
Gm −δimδjlGm∇j Fl Notes
= Fi∇mGm + Gm∇mFi
−Fl∇lGi −Gi∇lFl
= Fi(∇·G) + (G ·∇)Fi −
(F ·∇)Gi −Gi(∇·F)

= (F (∇·G) + (G ·∇)F −(F ·∇)G −G(∇·F))i

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