CN5040 Advanced Transport Phenomena
Homework Assignment 1
Turn in the completed assignment (the problems with *) at the end of forthcoming
lecture.
1. Use the Einstein notation to prove the following:
(a) a × ( b × c ) = (a ⋅ c )b − (a ⋅ b)c
(b) ∇ × ∇f = 0
(c) ∇ ⋅ ∇ × a = 0
2. Determine the following:
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*(a) ∇∇
r
*(b) Volume integral of rr over a sphere of radius R.
(c) Volume integral of rrrr over a sphere of radius R (hint: the resulting 4th-rank
tensor is a combination of δij).