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The document provides exercises on vector algebra and tensor concepts. Exercise 6 asks to: a) Prove that ql, q2, q3 are rectangular coordinates; b) Find the corresponding basis vectors; c) Find the metric tensor gik; d) Find components of vectors in both coordinate systems; e) Calculate the determinant of the metric tensor; f) Find components of the cross product of two vectors in both coordinate systems. Exercise 8 asks to: a) Find the basis vectors for bipolar coordinates; b) Find the metric tensor gik; c) Find components of the standard basis vectors in bipolar coordinates.

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Tarea 5

The document provides exercises on vector algebra and tensor concepts. Exercise 6 asks to: a) Prove that ql, q2, q3 are rectangular coordinates; b) Find the corresponding basis vectors; c) Find the metric tensor gik; d) Find components of vectors in both coordinate systems; e) Calculate the determinant of the metric tensor; f) Find components of the cross product of two vectors in both coordinate systems. Exercise 8 asks to: a) Find the basis vectors for bipolar coordinates; b) Find the metric tensor gik; c) Find components of the standard basis vectors in bipolar coordinates.

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EXERCISES VECTOR ALGEBRA 57

TAREA 5 DE ANÁLISIS VECTORIAL. Fecha límite de entrega: Martes 12 de


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the cube.

20. Let P be the parallelogram spanned by the vectors a and b. Then P has
diagonals a + b and a-b. Prove that
a) The sum of the squares of the diagonals of P equals the sum of the squares
of the sides of P;
b) The diagonals of P are perpendicular if and only if P is a rhombus;
c) The area of the parallelogram P' spanned by the diagonals of P is twice
as large as the area of P.
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21. Suppose· n springs with stiffnesses Cl>
C2, ••• ,Cn are fastened at n points M I ,
M 2 , ••• , Mn and joined at a common point M
(see Fig. 1.31). Find the equilibrium position
of M.
Ans. If rM is the radius vector of M and
r k that of M k' then
n

R __ •
n

k=l FIG. 1.31. Illustrating Exercise


21.
22. Verify the following identities:

a) a X (b x c) +b x (c x a) +c X (a X b) ecco 0;

a·c a·d
b) (a x b) . (c x d) = ,•
b·c b·d

c) (a X b) x (c x d) = b[a . (c x d)] - a[b • (c x d)]

= c[a . (b x d)] - d[a· (b x c)];


d) (a x b) . (c x d) + (b x c) . (a X d) + (c x a) . (b x d) , o.
23. Given the basis

where il, i 2, i3 is an orthonormal basis, find the covariant and contravariant


components of the vector joining the origin to the point (1, 1, 1).

24. Express the scalar triple product (A X B) . C in terms of the covariant and
[(d - a) x (c - a)] • (b - a) = O.
Prove that the points are coplanar.
11. Let iI' i 2, ia be an orthonormal basis. Is
al = 2il + i2 - 3ia,
a basis? How about
EXERCISES THE TENSOR CONCEPT 101
bl = it - 3i 2 + 2ia, b2 = 2il - 4i2 - ia, ba = 3i1 2i2 - + ia ?
6. Let ql, q2, q3 be coordinates related to rectangular coordinates Xl> X2' Xs
with orthonormal basis iI' i 2 , i3 by the formulas
ql = Xl + X2' q2 = Xl - X2' q3 = 2X3.

a) Prove that ql, q2, q3 are themselves rectangular coordinates;


b) Find the corresponding basis vectors;
c) Find the metric tensor gik;
d) Find the covariant and contravariant components of the vectors
2i l , A = il + i2, B = 2il - 3i3;
e) Calculate G = det Ilgik II ;
f) Find the components of A x B in both coordinate systems.

7. Show that the vectors with contravariant components

(l, 0, 0), ( 0, , 0), ( 0, 0, R 0)


in a spherical coordinate system are perpendicular to each other.
8. Given a system of rectangular coordinates Xl' X2 with orthonormal basis
il> i2, the coordinates ql, q2 defined by the formulas
a sinh ql asin q2
X = ----:--=------: X - ---::----=-----:: (a = const)
I cosh ql +
cos q2 ' 2 - cosh ql + cos q2

are called bipolar coordinates. Find


a) The basis vectors el' e2 (are they orthogonal?);
b) The metric tensor g ik;
c) The covariant and contravariant components of iI' i2 in bipolar coordinates.
9. Two tensors have components

Al = X I X2, A2 = 2X2 - A3 = X 1X3


and

IITik " 1

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