Kronecker delta: in $3-$ dimension $delta_ii=3$
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My teacher said that in $3-$ dimension $delta_ii=3$, but why?
Kronecker delta's definition:
$$delta_ij=begincases0& textif; ineq j \ 1 & textif; i=j endcases$$
According to the definition $delta_ij(jto i)=delta_ii=^?1$
My teacher said since we do not know the $i$ so there is a secret sum in $delta$ so we get $delta_11+delta_22+delta_33=3$. Why? In the definition I cannot see this implication.
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My teacher said that in $3-$ dimension $delta_ii=3$, but why?
Kronecker delta's definition:
$$delta_ij=begincases0& textif; ineq j \ 1 & textif; i=j endcases$$
According to the definition $delta_ij(jto i)=delta_ii=^?1$
My teacher said since we do not know the $i$ so there is a secret sum in $delta$ so we get $delta_11+delta_22+delta_33=3$. Why? In the definition I cannot see this implication.
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Looks like you are expected to apply Einstein's summation convention. That is standard in some contexts.
– Jyrki Lahtonen
Jul 21 at 20:57
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My teacher said that in $3-$ dimension $delta_ii=3$, but why?
Kronecker delta's definition:
$$delta_ij=begincases0& textif; ineq j \ 1 & textif; i=j endcases$$
According to the definition $delta_ij(jto i)=delta_ii=^?1$
My teacher said since we do not know the $i$ so there is a secret sum in $delta$ so we get $delta_11+delta_22+delta_33=3$. Why? In the definition I cannot see this implication.
notation index-notation
My teacher said that in $3-$ dimension $delta_ii=3$, but why?
Kronecker delta's definition:
$$delta_ij=begincases0& textif; ineq j \ 1 & textif; i=j endcases$$
According to the definition $delta_ij(jto i)=delta_ii=^?1$
My teacher said since we do not know the $i$ so there is a secret sum in $delta$ so we get $delta_11+delta_22+delta_33=3$. Why? In the definition I cannot see this implication.
notation index-notation
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Looks like you are expected to apply Einstein's summation convention. That is standard in some contexts.
– Jyrki Lahtonen
Jul 21 at 20:57
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Looks like you are expected to apply Einstein's summation convention. That is standard in some contexts.
– Jyrki Lahtonen
Jul 21 at 20:57
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Looks like you are expected to apply Einstein's summation convention. That is standard in some contexts.
– Jyrki Lahtonen
Jul 21 at 20:57
Looks like you are expected to apply Einstein's summation convention. That is standard in some contexts.
– Jyrki Lahtonen
Jul 21 at 20:57
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It's just the trace, written with the Einstein summation convention:
$$delta_ii = delta_11 + delta_22 + delta_33 = 3$$
$$delta_ij = beginpmatrix
1 & 0 & 0 \
0 & 1 & 0 \
0 & 0 & 1
endpmatrix
$$
Einstein summation convention
When the same index is repeated inside an expression, it means summation over the repeated index:
$$A_ii = sum_i = 1^n A_ii = A_11 + A_22 + ldots + A_nn$$
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1 Answer
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1 Answer
1
active
oldest
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active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
It's just the trace, written with the Einstein summation convention:
$$delta_ii = delta_11 + delta_22 + delta_33 = 3$$
$$delta_ij = beginpmatrix
1 & 0 & 0 \
0 & 1 & 0 \
0 & 0 & 1
endpmatrix
$$
Einstein summation convention
When the same index is repeated inside an expression, it means summation over the repeated index:
$$A_ii = sum_i = 1^n A_ii = A_11 + A_22 + ldots + A_nn$$
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accepted
It's just the trace, written with the Einstein summation convention:
$$delta_ii = delta_11 + delta_22 + delta_33 = 3$$
$$delta_ij = beginpmatrix
1 & 0 & 0 \
0 & 1 & 0 \
0 & 0 & 1
endpmatrix
$$
Einstein summation convention
When the same index is repeated inside an expression, it means summation over the repeated index:
$$A_ii = sum_i = 1^n A_ii = A_11 + A_22 + ldots + A_nn$$
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
up vote
2
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It's just the trace, written with the Einstein summation convention:
$$delta_ii = delta_11 + delta_22 + delta_33 = 3$$
$$delta_ij = beginpmatrix
1 & 0 & 0 \
0 & 1 & 0 \
0 & 0 & 1
endpmatrix
$$
Einstein summation convention
When the same index is repeated inside an expression, it means summation over the repeated index:
$$A_ii = sum_i = 1^n A_ii = A_11 + A_22 + ldots + A_nn$$
It's just the trace, written with the Einstein summation convention:
$$delta_ii = delta_11 + delta_22 + delta_33 = 3$$
$$delta_ij = beginpmatrix
1 & 0 & 0 \
0 & 1 & 0 \
0 & 0 & 1
endpmatrix
$$
Einstein summation convention
When the same index is repeated inside an expression, it means summation over the repeated index:
$$A_ii = sum_i = 1^n A_ii = A_11 + A_22 + ldots + A_nn$$
answered Jul 21 at 20:57


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Looks like you are expected to apply Einstein's summation convention. That is standard in some contexts.
– Jyrki Lahtonen
Jul 21 at 20:57