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Vector denition
A physical quantity with a magnitude (or length) and a direction.

Bold characters

a a = ||a||e

The length

The direction unit vector

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Vector denition
A physical quantity with a magnitude (or length) and a direction.

Bold characters

a a = ||a||e

The length

The direction unit vector

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Vector operations: Multiplication by a scalar

b = a

b b
Sum of two vectors

ab

c=a+b

b a

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Scalar product or Inner product: a b = ||a|| ||b|| cos()

b a
ab=ba a a = ||a||2 0 The vector product or cross product ab=c

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The vector product is not commutative: b a = a b The triple product of three vectors, scalar

a b c = ||a|| ||b|| sin()(n c) = ||a|| ||b|| sin()||c|| cos( )

c n b a

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dyad or tensor product of two vectors ab (also notes by a b) ab p = a(b p)

p
Linear operator:

ab

(b p)a

ab (p + q) = a(b p) + a(b q) Transposed dyad: (ab)T = ba = ab

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A basis {g1 , g2 , g3 } and an orthonormal basis {e1 , e2 , e3 }.

g3 g2 g1
{e1 , e2 , e3 } ij is the Kronecker delta.

e3 e2 e1
ei ej = ij = 0 if i = j 1 if i = j

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Components a

ai

of a vector a
3

= a1 e1 + a2 e2 + a3 e3 =
i=1

ai ei = ai ei ,
n i=1 ai bi

Einstein summation convention, ai bi = sum over the repeated index i.

a3 e3 e e1 2

a a2

a1
ai

are the components of the vector ai = a ei

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matrix notation

a (with tilde) ~ a1 a = a2 ~ a3

e1 e = e2 ~ e3

Thus we may write: a= or, equivalently: a= a1 a2 = eT a ~ ~ a3 e1 e2 = aT e ~ ~ e3

a1 a2 a3

e1 e2 e3

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The relations can now be written as:

ai = a ei a = a~ e ~

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A second order tensor is a linear operator mapping a vector onto another vector: Ap=q linear map: A (m + n) = A m + A n Special tensors: Op = 0 1p = p The unit tensor can be written as: 1 = e1 e1 + e2 e2 + e3 e3 = ij ei ej Note: in some chapters I instead of 1

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Tensor components A = A11 e1 e1 + A12 e1 e2 + A13 e1 e3 + A21 e2 e1 + A22 e2 e2 + A23 e2 e3 + A31 e3 e1 + A32 e3 e2 + A33 e3 e3 with summation convention: A = Aij ei ej The components are found by: Aij = ei A ej

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In addition the following operations apply: (ab) (cd) = a(b c)d = ab cd and (ab) : (cd) = (a c)(b d) = a cb d The trace of a dyadic product is the scalar product, denoted as tr(ab) = a b

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scalar product or double dot product A : B = tr(A BT ) Some properties are: A : 1 = tr(A) A : B = AT : BT

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Operations: multiply by a scalar, summed with another tensor, or multiplied by another tensor: (A) v = A (v), (A + B) v = A v + B v, (A B) v = A (B v) Note: AB=BA

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We can store the components Aij in a matrix A (Abar ), also A= A A11 A12 A13 = A21 A22 A23 A31 A32 A33 (e1 A e1 ) (e1 A e2 ) (e1 A e3 ) = (e2 A e1 ) (e2 A e2 ) (e2 A e3 ) (e3 A e1 ) (e3 A e2 ) (e3 A e3 ) e1 = e2 A e1 e2 e3 e3

=~ e A~ eT

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Using the matrix A we can write: A= e1 e2 e3 =~ eT A~ e

A11 A12 A13 e1 A21 A22 A23 e2 A31 A32 A33 e3

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Invariants rst invariant or trace I1 (A) = A11 + A22 + A33 = tr(A)

note: I1 (1) = 3 second invariant:

2 2 I2 (A) = 1 2 {tr (A) tr(A )}

third invariant or determinant of A, : I3 (A) = det(A)

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Eigenvalues and eigenvectors A n = n det(A 1) = 0 characteristic equation: 3 I1 (A)2 + I2 (A) I3 (A) = 0 with n=0 det( A 1) = 0

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Symmetric tensor:

AT = A , A=A1

Aij = Aji

= A (n1 n1 + n2 n2 + n3 n3 ) = 1 n1 n1 + 2 n2 n2 + 3 n3 n3 The matrix A of A with respect to this basis is a diagonal matrix: 1 0 0 A = 0 2 0 0 0 3

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Inverse tensor

A1 A = 1

A1 only exists if A is regular. The inverse of the product of two tensors : (A B)1 = B1 A1 Deviatoric part Adev = A 1 3 tr(A)1

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Orthogonal tensor (A a) (A b) = a b special case b = a (A a) (A a) = a a inverse is identical to transpose: AT = A1 Aa = a a, b

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Third order tensor, superscript 3

3

B = Bijk ei ej ek

transfers a vector to a second order tensor: A = 3B a or a second order tensor to a vector: c = 3B : A

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Fourth order tensor, superscript 4 operations: A = 4D : C

3 4

B = 4D a

E = 4D C

etc. fourth order identity tensor

4

I = Iijkl ei ej ek el

where Iijkl = ik jl The product of 4 I and 1 satises the condition

4

I 1 = 4I

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Spatial derivatives, da = dx1

gradient operator

a a a + dx2 + dx3 x1 x2 x3 a a a + (dx e2 ) + (dx e3 ) = (dx e1 ) x1 x2 x3 a a a = dx e1 + e2 + e3 x1 x2 x3 = dx (a)

The symbol is called the gradient operator: = e1 + e2 + e3 x1 x2 x3

=~ eT ~

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The gradient of a vector function a is obtained similarly: da = dx1 a a a + dx2 + dx3 x1 x2 x3 a a a + (dx e2 ) + (dx e3 ) = (dx e1 ) x1 x2 x3 a a a + e2 + e3 = dx e1 x1 x2 x3 = dx (a)

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an arrow can be put above the gradient operator in the direction of the target vector: a = a a = (a)T For the special case a = x we nd: x = 1

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Derivatives with respect to second order tensor ( ) ( ) = ei ej A Aij Derivative of a scalar (f ) f = ei ej A Aij ap (a) = ep ei ej A Aij Bpq (B) = ep eq ei ej A Aij Derivative of a product of second order tensors (A B) T A B = (4 I B ) : +A C C C
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Derivative of a vector

Derivative of a second order tensor