Given a non-zero vector vi, any 3×3 symmetric matrix Tij can be expressed as
Tij=Aδij+Bvivj+(Civj+Cjvi)+Dij
for some numbers A and B, some vector Ci and a symmetric matrix Dij, where
Civi=0,Dii=0,Dijvj=0,
and the summation convention is implicit.
Show that the above statement is true by finding A,B,Ci and Dij explicitly in terms of Tij and vj, or otherwise. Explain why A,B,Ci and Dij together provide a space of the correct dimension to parameterise an arbitrary symmetric 3×3 matrix Tij.