Differential form Definition and 57 Threads

Hi, starting from this old PF thread I've some doubts about the Frobenius condition for a differential 1-form ##\omega##, namely that ##d\omega = \omega \wedge \alpha## is actually equivalent to the existence of smooth maps ##f## and ##g## such that ##\omega = fdg##. I found this About...

Hi, I'm keep studying The Road to Reality book from R. Penrose. In section 12.4 he asks to give a proof, by use of the chain rule, that the scalar product ##\alpha \cdot \xi=\alpha_1 \xi^1 + \alpha_2 \xi^2 + \dots \alpha_n \xi^n## is consistent with ##df \cdot \xi## in the particular case...

Here is a picture of the solution I made : So my question is: Are these right and how do they differ from each other?

My book claims that the diff. form of Gauss' law is $$\nabla\cdot\mathbf E=4\pi\rho$$ Can someone tell me why it isn't ##\nabla\cdot\mathbf E=\rho/\epsilon_0##?

The first two parts I think were fine, I expressed the tensors in coordinate basis and wrote for the first part$$ \begin{align*} \mathcal{L}_X \omega = \mathcal{L}_X(\omega_{\nu} dx^{\nu} ) &= (\mathcal{L}_X \omega_{\nu}) dx^{\nu} + \omega_{\nu} (\mathcal{L}_X dx^{\nu}) \\ &= X^{\sigma}...

I read in the book Gravitation by Wheeler that "Any tensor can be completely symmetrized or antisymmetrized with an appropriate linear combination of itself and it's transpose (see page 83; also this is an exercise on page 86 Exercise 3.12). And in Topology, Geometry and Physics by Michio...

I'm reading a text on special relativity (Core Principles of Special and General Relativity), in which we start with the equation for composition of velocities in non-standard configuration. Frame ##S'## velocity w.r.t. ##S## is ##\vec v##, and the velocity of some particle in ##S'## is ##\vec...

According to this image, in the attached files there is the demonstration of the ampere's law in differential form. Bur i have some difficulties in understanding some passages. Probably I'm not understanding how to consider those two magnetic vectors oriented and why have different name. in...

Homework Statement Suppose that a smooth differential ##n-1##-form ##\omega## on ##\mathbb{R}^n## is ##0## outside of a ball of radius ##R##. Show that $$ \int_{\mathbb{R}^n} d\omega = 0. $$ Homework Equations [/B] $$\oint_{\partial K} \omega = \int_K d\omega$$ The Attempt at a Solution...

We define the differential of a function f in $$p \in M$$, where M is a submanifold as follows In this case we have a smooth curve ans and interval I $$\alpha: I \rightarrow M;\\ \alpha(0)= p \wedge \alpha'(0)=v$$. How can I get that derivative at the end by using the definitions of the...

Hello, let $$M^n \subset \mathbb{R}^N$$ $$N^k \subset \mathbb{R}^K$$ be two submanifolds. We say a function $$f : M \rightarrow N$$ is differentiable if and only if for every map $$(U,\varphi)$$ of M the transformation $$f \circ \varphi^{-1}: \varphi(U) \subset \mathbb{R}^N \rightarrow...

I’ve always been confused by the formula for the Total Derivative of a function. $$\frac{df(u,v)}{dx}= \frac{\partial f}{\partial x}+\frac{\partial f }{\partial u}\frac{\mathrm{d}u }{\mathrm{d} x}+\frac{\partial f}{\partial v}\frac{\mathrm{d}v }{\mathrm{d} x}$$ Any insight would be greatly...

I've been going through my book learning about differential equations of multiple variables and I have a quick question about differential forms. If you are working a problem and get to the point where you're left with a differential form like ##(y)dx##, does that mean that the change in the...

My book is going through a proof on exact differential forms and the test to see if they're exact, and I'm lost on one part of it. It says: If $$M(x,y)dx + N(x,y)dy = \frac{\partial F}{\partial x}dx + \frac{\partial F}{\partial y}dy$$ then the calculus theorem concerning the equality of...

Hi. Is the Maxwell equation $$\nabla\cdot\vec{E}=\frac{\rho}{\varepsilon_0}$$ even true in the stronger form $$\frac{\partial E_i}{\partial x_i}=\frac{\rho}{3\cdot\varepsilon_0}\enspace ?$$ I guess not, since I haven't found a source suggesting this. But shouldn't the isotropic electric field...

Hello, I have a maybe unusual question. In a paper, I recently found the equation $$\mathcal{L}_v(v_i dx^i) = (v^j \partial_j v_i + v_j \partial_i v^j) dx^i$$ Where v denotes velocity, x spatial coordinates and \mathcal{L}_v the Lie derivative with respect to v. Now I'm an undergraduate who...

I am trying to prove the following: $$3d\sigma (X,Y,Z)=-\sigma ([X,Y],Z)$$ where ##X,Y,Z\in\mathscr{X}(M)## with M as a smooth manifold. I can start by stating what I know so it is easier to see what I do wrong for you guys. I know that a general 2-form has the form...

Assume M=xdy -ydx+dz ∈ Ω1(R^3). What's the restriction of M to the plane {z=2}? I think it's xdy-ydx. Is that right?

Suppose x ∈ Ω^(n−1)(Rn \{0}) is closed and the integral of x on S^(n-1) equals to 1. I am stuck on how to show there does not exist an n − 1 form y ∈ Ω(n−1)(R^n) with y|R^n\{0} = x.

I've been trying to self study the section on de Rham cohomology in Guillemin and Pollack's book Differential Topology. The section is in a sense hands on: most of the results are presented as exercises scattered throughout the section, and some hints are given. I've hit a road block in a few of...

Hi everyone, I am wondering if anybody could help me out. For my study I got the following question but I got stuck in part C (see image below). I Found at A that due to symmetry all components which are not in Ar direction will get canceled out I found at B that there is only charge density at...

I'm trying to understand how the integral form is derived from the differential form of Gauss' law. I have several issues: 1) The law states that ## \nabla\cdot E=\frac{1}{\epsilon 0}\rho##, but when I calculate it directly I get that ## \nabla\cdot E=0## (at least for ## r\neq0##). 2) Now ##...

Hi there, I was reading up on Holonomic constraints and came across this equation on the Wikipedia page: The page says it is a differential form. Can anyone explain the notation for me or provide a link or two to documents or pages which explain this notation? Thank you very much, Geoff

Question: Evaluate the surface integral $$J = 2xzdy \land dz+2yzdz \land dx-{z}^{2}dx \land dy$$ where S \subset {\Bbb{R}}^{3} is the rectangle parametrised by: $$x(u,v) = 1-u,\ y(u,v) = u,\ z(u,v) = v,\ \ 0\le u, v \le 1$$ so far I have: \begin{array}{}x = u\cos v, &dx = \cos v\, du -...

Homework Statement A long cylindrical wire of radius R0 lies in the z-axis and carries a current density given by: ##j(r)= j_0 \left( \frac{r}{R_0} \right)^2 \ \hat{z} \ for \ r< R_0## ##j(r) = 0 \ elsewhere## Use the differential form of Ampere's law to calculate the magnetic field B inside...

Homework Statement Find the electric field inside and outside a sphere of radius R using the differential form of Gauss's law. Then find the electrostatic potential using Poisson's equation. Charge density of the sphere varies as ##\rho (r) = \alpha r^2 \ (r<R)## and ##\rho(r)=0 \...

I don't understand what charge density is meant in the equation: div E = constant times charge density. I have the derivation in front of me and the last step follows from accepting that the rate of change of the integral of the field divergence per change in volume is the same as the rate of...

Hello. I'm learning about Lie derivatives and one of the exercises in the book I use (Isham) is to prove that given vector fields X,Y and one-form ω identity L_X\langle \omega , Y \rangle=\langle L_X \omega, Y \rangle + \langle \omega, L_X Y \rangle holds, where LX means Lie derivative with...

I'm reading about multlinear algebra and I'm stuck at differential form and outer product. The definitions involve tensor product and quotient set and I really cannot grab the concrete idea of the differential form. Can someone explain in a somewhat layman term what is differential form...

Hi, I have an exercise whose solution seems too simple; please double-check my work: We have a product manifold MxN, and want to show that if w is a k-form in M and w' is a k-form in N, then ##(w \bigoplus w')(X,Y)## , for vector fields X,Y in M,N respectively, is a k-form in MxN. I am...

Hi all, I'm stuck on this incompatibility within the differential form of Gauss' thearem (or Maxwell's first equation) with dielectrics. \vec{\nabla}\cdot\vec{E}=\frac{\rho_{free}+\rho_{bound}}{\epsilon_{0}} \rho_{bound}=-\vec{\nabla}\cdot\vec{P} But with a linear, homogeneous...

is there any general way? i mean i know how to do it in integra form but the course I am taking right now requires me to do it in differential method

Hi, I'm trying to fill in the gaps in my notes - looking at a poroelastic model of tissue. We have the simple spherical model below. The centre sphere is where liquid is produced, then the two following spheres are brain tissue with different permeabilities, and the final sphere is an...

The integral form of Ampere's law in vacuum is ∫B\cdotdl=μ_{0}I (a) Using the relation between I and J, obtain the differential form of Ampere's law. You may ignore any displacement current. (b)Define the displacement current density J_{d} in terms of the displacement field D and show...

Homework Statement A hollow spherical shell carries charge density \rho=\frac{k}{r^2} in the region a<=r<=b, where a is the inner radius and b is the outer radius. Find the electric field in the region a<r<b. I'm not allowed to use integral form of Gauss's law, must use differential...

1 & 3 I have this differential form: ##\omega = F_1 dx + F_2 dy + F_3 dz## And I concluded that ##\omega## is closed because I calculated the partials and found out that ##\displaystyle \frac{\partial F_i}{\partial x_j} = \frac{\partial F_j}{\partial x_i}##. Also, ##F_1## contains only...

I am sure that this can be done, but I haven't been able to figure it out, Is there a way to integrate a differential form on a manifold without using the parametric equations of the manifold? So that you can just use the manifold's charts instead of parametric equations? If you a function...

I've encountered a problem in learning about the curl of a vector field. (My learning material is the "Div, Grad, Curl and all that" from H.M. Shey.) Introduction to problem: The curl of a field F is defined as: ∇×F = i (∂Fz/∂y - ∂Fy/∂z) + j(∂Fx/∂z - ∂Fx/∂x) + k(∂Fy/∂x - ∂Fx/∂y)...

Consider the integral form of gauss's law \oint \vec{E}.\vec{d \sigma}=\frac{q}{\epsilon_0} Then let's write q in terms of the volume and surface charge densities \rho and \delta and let's assume that the surface charge is distributed over the gaussian surface of the above integral \oint...

hi all, im new at electromagnetics and vector calculus, so facing these trivial problems. The differential form of gauss's law for empty space states ∇E = ρ/ε .The right side refers to charge density at the point of calculation of divergence? If a point charge(or a small uniformly charged...

1) In a lot of instances i see distances and volumes written in the differential form. For instance dV = dxdydz Why not just write it as V = xyz (or any other letters, but not in the differential form)? In the image below, dx seems to be the inital length in x axis, and dy in the y axis...

http://einstein1.byu.edu/~masong/emsite/S1Q50/EQMakerSL1.gif Hi guys, I have a little confusion about the Gauss' law in differential form over here, obviously, many textbook wrote it in the above form, but actually, the only place at which divE is not zero is at the locations where the...

Homework Statement Space distribution of electric charge is limited by to planes. Charge has the same intensity in planes parallel to these planes, but in dependence of the x coordinate, charge density is being distributed like: \rho (x)=A\cdot x\cdot (d-x) d is distance between those to...

Hi everyone, I'm new here. I'm an italian student who has an exam in applied thermodynamics soon. Through the whole course as well as the Physics one I have faced a lot of equations expressed with differentials, basically all of them. I have never been taught how to use them though. For...

Hello, I try to understand differential forms. For istance i want to prove that h=e_1\wedge e_2 + e_3\wedge e_4 is a differential form, where e_1,..,e_4 are elements of my basis. Do you have a idea, why this is a differential form? Regards

Suppose the standard coordinates in R^4 are x,y,x,w. We have a differential 2-form a= z dx \wedge dy. Trying to evaluate Alt(a) I am trying to see this form as a bilinear form that acts on a pair of vectors so that I can apply the Alt operator formula. I am able understand the formula for...

If there's a function, \phi(t,u,v)=((v+t)u,t,u,v) =: (w,x,y,z). How do I compute the pullback of dw: \phi^*(dw)? I think what you do is: \phi^*(dw)=\frac{\partial}{\partial t}((v+t)u)dt+\frac{\partial}{\partial u}((v+t)u)du+\frac{\partial}{\partial v}((v+t)u)dv. Is that correct? This is...

The differential form of Gauss' law states that \nabla \cdot \vec{E} = \frac{\rho}{\epsilon_0}. So the divergence of the electric field is the chargedensity divided by epsilon zero. I just wondered.. since divergence is a local or "point" property. Is the chargedensity in this law also...

I don't really know much about serious business electrostatics. I've only taken the AP Physics C E&M exam (using the integral form), but I was looking at wikipedia and I was curious about the differential form of Gauss' Law. I don't understand what I'm doing wrong with this. I'm trying to...

Homework Statement In a model of an atomic nucleus, the electric field is given by: E = α r for r < a where α is a constant and a is the radius of the nucleus. Use the differential form of Gauss's Law to calculate the charge density ρ inside the nucleus. 2. The attempt at a...