ME601: Assignment 3 Due: 10/8/18

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 .

x|3 , then prove that ∇ × u = 0 and ∇ · u = 0.

4. If u = x/|x