Find the effect of a rotation by π/2 about the z-axis on the tensor
⎝⎛S11S21S31S12S22S32S13S23S33⎠⎞
Hence show that the most general isotropic tensor of rank 2 is λδij, where λ is an arbitrary scalar.
Prove that there is no non-zero isotropic vector, and write down without proof the most general isotropic tensor of rank 3 .
Deduce that if Tijkl is an isotropic tensor then the following results hold, for some scalars μ and ν : (i) ϵijkTijkl=0; (ii) δijTijkl=μδkl; (iii) ϵijmTijkl=νϵklm.
Verify these three results in the case Tijkl=αδijδkl+βδikδjl+γδilδjk, expressing μ and ν in terms of α,β and γ.