2.I.2C
Part IB, 2003
Explain briefly why the second-rank tensor
is isotropic, where is the surface of the unit sphere centred on the origin.
A second-rank tensor is defined by
where is the surface of the unit sphere centred on the origin. Calculate in the form
where and are to be determined.
By considering the action of on and on vectors perpendicular to , determine the eigenvalues and associated eigenvectors of .