(a) By a suitable change of variables, calculate the volume enclosed by the ellipsoid x2/a2+y2/b2+z2/c2=1, where a,b, and c are constants.
(b) Suppose Tij is a second rank tensor. Use the divergence theorem to show that
∫STijnjdS=∫V∂xj∂TijdV
where S is a closed surface, with unit normal nj, and V is the volume it encloses.
[Hint: Consider eiTij for a constant vector ei.]
(c) A half-ellipsoidal membrane S is described by the open surface 4x2+4y2+z2=4, with z⩾0. At a given instant, air flows beneath the membrane with velocity u= (−y,x,α), where α is a constant. The flow exerts a force on the membrane given by
Fi=∫Sβ2uiujnjdS
where β is a constant parameter.
Show the vector ai=∂(uiuj)/∂xj can be rewritten as a=−(x,y,0).
Hence use (∗) to calculate the force Fi on the membrane.