State the value of ∂xi/∂xj and find ∂r/∂xj, where r=∣x∣.
A vector field u is given by
u=rk+r3(k⋅x)x
where k is a constant vector. Calculate the second-rank tensor dij=∂ui/∂xj using suffix notation, and show that dij splits naturally into symmetric and antisymmetric parts. Deduce that ∇⋅u=0 and that
∇×u=r32k×x