Introduction to Electrodynamics
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Author: David J. Griffiths
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Divergence of the given vector.
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Problem 1.15 Calculate the divergence of the following vector functions:
(a) va = x² + 3xz²ŷ - 2xz2.
(a) Express the spherical unit vectors ê, ê, in terms of the Cartesian unit vectors
✰, ŷ, 2 (that is, derive Eq. 1.64 of Griffiths). Also work out the inverse formulas,
giving ✰, ŷ, 2 in terms of f, 0, $ (and 0, $). Calculate af/00 and af/ap, and
express them in terms of spherical unit vectors.
(b) Express the cylindrical unit vectors ŝ, , 2 in terms of the Cartesian unit vec-
tors î, ŷ, 2 (that is, derive Eq. 1.75 of Griffiths). Also work out the inverse
formulas, giving x, ŷ, 2 in terms of ŝ, $, 2 (and ). Show that af/0 = $.
1.32 In the Eigen vector equation AX = X, the operator A is given
32
A =
41
Find:
(a) The Eigen values
(b) The Eigen vector X
(c) The modal matrix C and it's inverse C-1
(d) The product C-1 AC
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Introduction to Electrodynamics
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