We define f1¨ by f1¨ (a) ¨ a = f1(a) where ¨ is a multivector product.
Thus, for example, if tensor fp(a) is scalar valued then
¦¿(a)
is the 1-tensor f(a) = (f(a))a (a-2)
satisfying f(a)¿a = f(a) .
There is a strong temptation to abbreviate ¦(a) as ¦a , "ommiting the brackets",
but this is dangerous because ¦a more properly denotes the composite operator
(¦(a))(b) = ¦(ab) .
Confusion can arise in particular in the case of an operator like Ñp which we also
consider to be "like" a 1-vector geometrically. f(Ñ) and fÑ are then
fundamentally different constructs.
We will insert a composition product symbol ° between two operators only when we wish to emphasise an
"assumed" compositional product. The composition product symbol will normally be ommitted
for brevity. Thus
f°g(a) º f(g(a)) º (fg)(a) º fg(a)
How are we to interpret
f1Ñg1 º (f1Ñ)g1 ? The "differentialiser" Ñ converts
f1 from an operator or tensor taking one nonprimary argument to one taking two, it introduces a second
non-primary 1-vector parameter. In nonabbreviated expressions we will add this parameter
at the rightmost end of the parameter list with
f1Ñ(a,b)
= (Ðbf1)(a)
= Ðb(f1(a)) - f1(Ðba) .
We will interpret the g1 in the "composite product" f1Ñg1 as applying to the
"newest" rightmost nonprimary parameter so that
f1Ñg1(a,b)
º
f1Ñ(a,g1(b)) .
From a programmers' perspective, we can think of "parsing" our composite operator expressions from
left to right pushing introduced parameters onto a stack. When a "compositional irregularity" such as
f1Ñg1 is encoutered it is the most "recent" parameter to which they apply in accordance wth
a stanard "last in first out" stack. We will accordingly refer to
f1Ñg1(a,b) º f1Ñ(a,g1(b)) as the LIFO convention.
Tangential 1-differential Ñ
We can define the tangential 1-differential of field Fp
by
FÑ[CM]pp(a)
º
FpÑ(a)
º (a*Ñ[CM]p)F(p)
= (a*¯(Ñp))F(p)
= (¯(a)*Ñp)F(p)
= FpÑ(¯(a))
º Fpѯ(a)
which gives us
Ñ = ѯ
abbreviating
FpÑ(a) =
Fpѯ(a)
º
FpÑ(¯(a)) .
; the a-directed tangential derivative
is equivalent to the ¯(a)-directed derivative.
Consider now (ÑFp)Ñ(a) = ¯Ñ(Ñb,a)FpÑ(b) + ÑbFpÑ2(b,a) [ HS 4-1.18 ]
More generally suppose Fp(a1,a2,...ak) is an extensor tensor of k multivector variables
themselves p-dependant. We can take a 1-differential of the secondary differntial
Ña1Fp(a1,a2,...ak) to give
(Ña1Fp)Ñ(a1,..,ak,b) =
¯Ñ(Ña1,b)Fp(a1,..,ak)
+ Ña1FpÑ(a1,..,ak,b) .
For 1-vector a1 = ¯a1 we can write this as
(b*Ñ)ÑÞ = ¯Ñ(ÑÞ, b) + ÑÞ(b*Ñ)
which we will here refer to as the primary-secondary Ñ commutation rule
[ HS 4-1.19b ] .
Analagous to the gradifying substitution rule we have the tangential gradifying substituion rule
that applying the operatior (Ñß¿ÑÞ) is equivalent to replacing the first nonprimary argument
of a tensor with ÑÜ .
[ Proof : (Ña¿Ñß)Fp(a,b,..)
= åi=1M ei2 Ðaei(ÐpeiFp)(a,b,...)
= åi=1M (ÐpeiFp)(ei2ei,b,...)
= åi=1M (ÐpeiFp)(ei,b,...)
= åi=1M FpÑ(Ðpeiei,b,...)
= FpÑ(Ñ,b,...)
.]
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For M=N-1 we have Ñ = ¯(Ñ) = Ñ - np(np¿Ñ) = Ñ - npÐnp .
Since np¿Ðanp = 0 " a , Ñpnp lies within iN-1p and
^[Ñpnp] = np-1ÙÐnpnp .
More generally, let np be a unit 1-field.
Ñp =
np2Ñp =
np(np¿Ñp)
+ np(npÙÑp)
corresponding to tangential and orthogonal components of
Ñp .
Directed Coderivative Ð()
With regard to a multivector field Fp defined over CM (but not necessarily confined within Ip) we can most simply define the
a-directed coderivative for aÎUN as the projection of the a-directed tangential derivative, ie. the projection
of the ¯Ip(a)-directed dirivative
Ð = ¯ Я() º ¯° Я()
abbreviating ÐaFp º ¯IpЯIpaFp
The symbol Ð can thus be thought of as an abbreviation
Ð = ¯ Я() = Я()¯ - ¯Ñ
abbreviating
Ðb(ap) = ¯( Я(b)ap) = Я(b)(¯(ap)) - ¯Ñ(ap,b) [ HS 5-1.1 ]
. The underscore serves to remind us of a p and Ip (ie. CM) dependance.
[ Proof : Я(d)(¯(ap)) = ( Я(d)¯)(ap) + ¯( Я(ap)) Þ
Ðd(ap) º ¯( Я(d)(ap)) = Я(d)(¯(ap)) - ( Я(d)¯)(ap)
= Я(d)(¯(ap)) - ¯Ñ(ap)
.]
The directed coderivative of an extended field is defined by
(ÐdFp)(a1,a2,...)
º Ðd(Fp(a1,a2,..)) - Fp(Ðda1,a2,...)- Fp(a1,Ðda2,...)
= ¯( Я(d)(Fp(a1,a2,..)) ) - Fp(¯( Я(d)a1),a2,...)- Fp(a1,¯( Я(d)a2),...)
Note that this differs from [ HS 4-3.3 ] which inserts subtracts
- Fp(Ðd¯(a1),a2,...)- Fp(a1,¯( Я(d)a2),...)
Coderivative Ñ
The covariant derivative Ða within an M-curve can be approached in
a number of creative ways. One is to simply write down all the properties we would like a derivative to have
( such as ÑpFp Î Ip ; Ðpa1p + Ðpa2p = Ðp(a1p+a2p) ; and so forth )
and then intone "as defined so mote it be" three times at midnight. Another is based on projections
[see General Relativity ]. Many appeal to a notion of
"parallel transport" which is defined (or not) in a variety of ways.
We define the undirected coderivative 1-vector operator as the projected tangential derivative
ÑFp º Ñ[Ip]pFp º ¯Ip(Ñ[Ip]pFp)
which we can express operationally as Ñ º ¯Ñ
noting carefully that this denotes operator composition
¯°Ñ º ¯(Ñ(ap)) rather than
¯(Ñ)(ap)
= ¯(¯(Ñ))(ap)
= ¯(Ñ)(ap)
= Ñ(ap)
. The differentiating scope of the Ñ is to be thought of as extending rightwards only
in the usual manner, and not effecting the ¯ .
We have the operator identity Ða = (a¿Ñp) .
Since
ÑFp Î Ip for a scalar field Fp
the coderivative operator Ñp is equivalent to the tangential
derivative Ñp when acting on scalar fields, and for aÎIp the a-directed coderivative
Ða is equivalent to the a-directed derivative Ða when acting on scalar fields.
Ñp(ap) º ¯(Ñp(ap)) = Ñp(¯(apÑ))
by the projected product rule .
This is particularly clear when expressed in coordinate terms with a fortuitous basis as
Ñp(¯(apÑ))
= åi=1N ei Я(ei)(¯(apÑ))
= åi=1M ei(¯( Я(ei)ap))
= åi=1M ¯(ei)(¯( Я(ei)ap))
= åi=1M ¯(ei( Я(ei)ap))
= ¯(ei(åi=1M Я(ei)ap))
= ¯(Ñp(Ap))
º Ñp(Ap)
.
For an extended field Fp(a1p,a2p,...akp) with aipÎUN we have
a-directed primary coderivative
Ð↓aFp(a1p,a2p,...akp) º
(ÐaFp)(a1p,a2p,...akp)
= Ða(Fp(a1p,a2p,...akp))
- Fp(Ða(¯Ip(a1p)),a2p,...akp)
- Fp(aip,Ða(¯Ip(a2p)),,...akp)
- Fp(aip,a2p,...,Ða(¯Ip(akp)))
and an ith exterior coderivative
Ñi→¿p Fp(a1p,a2p,...akp)
º
¯Ip(Ñi→¿p Fp(a1p,a2p,...akp))
, the projection of the ith conveyed divergence.
The cogradifying substitution rule that applying the operator (Ñß¿ÑÞ) = (Ñß¿_csgrad) º ¯°(Ñß¿ÑÞ) is equivalent to replacing the first nonprimary parameter with ÑÜ defined by follows immediately as the projection of tne tangential gradifying substitution rule.
We will see that ÑÙÑÙap = 0 " path-independant ap , so that Ñ2 , while not a scalar operator, does not increase grade .
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For M=N-1 we have Ñnp = Ñnp .
Projection Differential (1.2)-tensor ¯Ñ
¯Ñ(ap,d) º ¯IpÑp(ap,d) º
Ðd(¯Ip(ap)) - ¯Ip(Ðdap)
(informally)
the rate of change of ¯Ip(a) in direction d , is of
of less interest than ¯Ñ, the primary tangential 1-differential of ¯Ip
(ie. the second tangential 1-differential of the identity function) ,
¯Ñp(ap,d) =
¯Ñp(ap,¯d) =
1Ñ2(ap,d)
= ( Я(d)¯Ip)(ap)
= Я(d)(¯(ap)) - ¯( Я(d)ap)
= 2( Я(d)ׯ)(ap) .
The symmetry
¯Ñ(a,b)
=¯Ñ(b,a)
for a,b Î Ip follows from the symmetry of 1Ñ2 in UN.
Tangentially differentiating the outtermorphism result ¯Ip(aÙb)=¯Ip(a) Ù ¯Ip(b) yields
¯Ñ(aÙb,d)
= ¯Ñ(a,d) Ù ¯(b)
+ ¯(a) Ù ¯Ñ(b,d)
[ HS 4-2.6 ] and hence
¯Ñ(a1Ùa2Ù....ak,d)
= åi=1k (-1)i+1
¯Ñ(ai,d)Ù¯Ip(a1)Ù...
¯Ip(ai-1)Ù
¯Ip(ai+1)Ù...
¯Ip(ak) .
[ HS 4-2.31 ]
¯¯Ñ = ¯Ñ^ ; ^¯Ñ¯ = ¯Ñ¯
[ HS 4-2.11 ]
and so
¯=¯Ñ = ^=¯Ñ = 0
abbreviating ¯(¯Ñ(¯(a),b)) = ^(¯Ñ(^(a),b)) = 0 " a,b.
[ Proof : Tangentially differentiating ¯2(a) =¯(a)
gives
¯Ñ(a,d)
= ¯Ñ(¯(a),d) + ¯(¯Ñ(a,d))
Þ
¯¯Ñ(a,d) = ¯Ñ((1-¯)(a),d) =
¯Ñ(^(a),d) .
Thus ¯=¯Ñ = ¯Ñ ^¯ = ¯Ñ 0 = 0
.]
Trivially therefore, ¯¯Ñ(Ip,d) = 0 and hence ¯Ñ(Ip,d)¿Ip = 0
" d .
ÑÞ¿(¯Ñ¯) = 0 abbreviating
Ñb¿¯Ñ(¯a,b) = 0 " a,b [ HS 4-2.17a ] .
[ Proof : ÑÞ¿¯Ñ(¯a,b) (¯(ÑÞ))¿¯Ñb)
= ÑÞ¿(¯¯Ñb)) = ÑÞ¿0 .
.]
ÑÞÙ(¯Ñ^) = 0
[ Proof :
See [ HS 4-2.17b ]
.]
¯Ñ enables us to express the tangential differential of the undirected derivative
in terms of the first and second tangential differential as
(ÑFp)Ñ(a) = ¯Ñ(Ña,b)FpÑ(a))
+ ÑaFpÑ2(a,b)
provided aÎIp .
[ Proof :
aÎIp Þ FpÑ(a)
= (a¿Ñ)Fp
= (¯(a)¿Ñ)Fp
= (¯(a)¿Ñ)Fp
= FpÑ(¯(a))
.]
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For M=N-1 we have ¯Ñ(ap,b) = (Ðb¯)(ap)
= -np2((ap¿npÑ(b))np + (ap¿np)npÑ(b)) .
Thus ¯Ñ(¯(ap),b)
= -np2 (¯(ap)¿npÑ(b))np
= -np2 (ap¿npÑ(b))np ;
Thus ¯Ñ(np,b) = -npÑ(b) .
, the normalisation condition on np providing np¿npÑ(b)=0 .
Projection Second Differential (1;3)-tensor ¯Ñ2
We can take the second tangential differential of ¯, ie. the third tangential differntial of 1
obtaining
¯Ñ2(a,b,c) º
Я(c)(¯Ñ(a,b)) - ¯Ñ( Я(c)a,b)) - ¯Ñ(a, Я(c)b)) .
Squared Projection Differential (1;3)-tensor (¯Ñ)2
(¯Ñ)2(a,b,c) º ¯Ñ(¯Ñ(a,b),c)
(¯Ñ)2ׯ = Рׯ
abbreviating
(¯Ñ)2(¯Fp,b,a) - (¯Ñ)2(¯Fp,a,b) =
Ða(Ðb(¯Fp))-Ðb(Ða(¯Fp))
[ Proof : Recalling ¯=¯Ñ=0 we have:
ÐaÐb(¯Fp)
= Ða( Я(b)(¯Fp) - ¯Ñ(¯Fp,b) )
= ¯( Я(a)( Я(b)(¯Fp) - ¯Ñ(¯Fp,b) ))
= ¯=( Я(a) Я(b))(Fp) - ¯( Я(a)(¯Ñ(¯Fp,b)) )
= ¯=( Я(a) Я(b))(Fp)
- ¯[ ( Я(a)¯Ñ)(¯Fp,b)
+ ¯Ñ( Я(a)(¯Fp),b)
+ ¯Ñ(¯Fp, Я(a)b) ]
= ¯=( Я(a) Я(b))(Fp)
- ¯¯Ñ2(¯Fp,b,a)
- ¯¯Ñ( Я(a)(¯Fp),b)
= ¯=( Я(a) Я(b))(Fp)
- ¯=(¯Ñ2)(Fp,b,a)
- ¯¯Ñ( ( Я(a)¯)Fp)+¯( Я(a)Fp),b)
= ¯=( Я(a) Я(b))(Fp)
- ¯=(¯Ñ2)(Fp,b,a)
- ¯(¯Ñ)2(Fp,a,b)
Þ (Ða×Ðb)Fp
=
(¯Ñ)2×(Fp,a,b)
by symmetry of ¯Ñ2 and integrability condition Я(a)× Ð¯(b)=0
.]
Shape (<0.2>;1)-multitensor [ѯ]
We define the shape
[ѯ]
of CM to be the undirected tangential 1-derivative
of the projector , an abbreviation of
[ѯ](ap) º Ñß[CM]p¯Ip(ap)
º Ñß ¯Ip(ap)
= (Ñb Ðp↓(b) ¯Ip)(ap)
= Ñb ¯Ñ(ap,b)
= Ñb ¯Ñ(ap,b)
= Ñb ¯Ñ(ap,b)
.
[ѯ](ap) = 0 so [ѯ] annihilates scalars.
[ѯ](ap) decomposes as [ѯ](^Ip(ap)) + [ѯ](¯Ip(ap))
and, joy of joys, this corresponds precisely to its grade decomposition into scalar and bivector parts.
We can express this immense good fortune operationally
with regard to general operands as
[ѯ] ^ = ¯ [ѯ] = [Ñ¿¯]
[ HS 4-2.35b ] which stems from
[ÑÙ¯]^ = [Ñ¿¯]¯ = 0 holding generally [ HS 4-2.37 ] ; and
[ѯ]¯ = ^[ѯ] = [ÑÙ¯] [ HS 4-2.35a ]
since ^[ѯ] = [ѯ]-¯[ѯ] = [ѯ]-[ѯ]^ = [ѯ]¯ .
For general operands we have
[ѯ](a)<k+1> = [ѯ](¯Ip(a<k>)) ;
[ѯ](a)<k-1> = ¯Ip([ѯ](a<k>))
and so
ѯ = ѯ + [ѯ]¯ = ѯ + [ÑÙ¯]
[ HS 4-3.7a ] with
Ñ¿¯ = Ñ¿¯ . Hence
^ѯ = [ѯ]¯ = [ÑÙ¯]¯
[ Proof : Ñ(¯(ap)) = Ñ(¯(ap)) + ^Ñ(¯(ap))
= ѯ(ap) + ^( [ѯ](ap) + ѯ(apÑ) )
= ѯ(ap) + ^([ѯ](ap) + Ñ(ap))
= ѯ(ap) + ^[ѯ](ap)
= ѯ(ap) + [ѯ]¯(ap)
= (Ñ+[ѯ])¯(ap) .
.]
With tangential operands ¯(ap)=ap understood we can write this as
Ñ = Ñ + [ѯ] = Ñ + [ÑÙ¯] [ HS 4-3.6a ]
and ^Ñ = [ѯ] = [ÑÙ¯] .
[ÑÙ¯](a) º ([ѯ](a))<2> = [ѯ]¯(a) is known as the curl (2;1)-tensor .
Scalar ¯1 [ѯ](a) =[ѯ](^Ip(a)) = (Ñp¿¯Ip)(a)
is expressible
as (Ñb[ÑÙ¯](b))¿a where
1-vector
Ñb[ÑÙ¯](b) =
º ÑÞ[ÑÙ¯](b) =
ÑÞ¿[ÑÙ¯](b)
º ÑÞ¿[ÑÙ¯](b)
[¯(Ñ)]
= ¯Ñ(Ñ) = ÑÞ [ÑÙ¯] = ÑÞ¿[ÑÙ¯]
= [Ñ¿¯]¿
[ HS 4-2.20 ]
is known as the spur 1-field of CM and lies outside Ip .
[Ñ¿¯](a) = [¯(Ñ)].a [ HS 4-2.18 ] so the shape (<0,2>;1)-tensor is "recoverable" from the curl (2;1)-tensor as [ѯ](a) = [ÑÙ¯](a) + (Ñb[ÑÙ¯](b)).a .
1-vector ¯Ip(b)¿[ѯ](a) = ¯Ip(b)¿[ÑÙ¯](a) is normal to CM , ie. ¯Ip ( ¯Ip(b)¿[ѯ](a)) = 0 .
[ѯ](a1Ùa2Ù...ak) = åi=1k. (-1)i+1 [ [ѯ](ai) Ù ¯Ip(a1Ù..Ùai-1Ùai+1..Ùak) + ¯Ip([ѯ](ai) × (a1Ù..Ùai-1Ùai+1..Ùak) ] [ HS 2.41c ] provides the extension of [ѯ] to general multivectors.
[ѯ] = ÑÞ2 ¯Ñ
abbreviating [ѯ](ap) = Ñb¯Ñb)
expressing the shape as the secondary tangential derivative of ¯Ñ
[ HS 4-2.14 ].
[ Proof : Ðbd ¯Ñ(ap,b)
= Ðbd( Я(b)(¯(ap)) - ¯( Я(b)ap))
= Lime ® 0 e-1[ Я(b+ed)(¯(ap)) - ¯( Я(b+ed)ap))
- Я(b)(¯(ap)) - ¯( Я(b)ap))]
= Я(d)(¯(ap)) - ¯( Я(d)ap))
= ( Я(d)¯)(ap)
so we have both
Ñß ¯(ap)
º (ѯ)(ap) = Ñb¯Ñ(ap,b) º ÑÞ2¯Ñ(ap,b)
and
Ñ¯ß ¯(ap)
º [ѯ](ap) = Ñb¯Ñ(ap,b) º ÑÞ2¯Ñ(ap,b)
Since ¯Ñ(a,b)=¯Ñ(b,a) the result follows.
.]
The grade-tangency associations of [ѯ] immediately provide
[ѯ]^ =
[Ñ¿¯] = ÑÞ2¿¯Ñ
;
[ѯ]¯ =
[ÑÙ¯] = ÑÞ2Ù¯Ñ
[ HS 4-2.16 ].
[ Proof : [ѯ](a) º (Ñp¯))(a) = Ñb¯Ñp(a,b) so .... ???
.]
Ñ2 = [ѯ](Ñ) + ¯Ñ2
[ Proof : Ñ2(ap) =Ñ(¯Ñ(ap)) = [ѯ](Ñ) + ¯Ñ(Ñ(ap))
= [ѯ](Ñ)(ap) + ¯Ñ(Ñ(ap))
= [ѯ](Ñ)(ap) + ¯ÑÑ(ap)
= [ѯ](Ñ)(ap) + ¯¯ÑÑ(ap)
= [ѯ](Ñ)(ap) + ¯Ñ2(ap)
= [ѯ](Ñ)(ap) + ¯(Ñ¿Ñ)ap
.]
Hence ÑÙÑ = [ѯ](Ñ) = [ÑÙ¯](Ñ) with regard to path-independant functions.
[ HS 4-3.10b ] .
We have the following Shape Properties:
[ѯ] = ÑÞ ¯Ñ enables us to grade extend [ѯ] from the grade extension of_prl0g()
as
[ѯ](aÙb) = Ñc¯Ñ(aÙb,c)
= Ñc(¯Ñ(a,c)Ù¯(b)+¯(a)Ù¯Ñ(b,c))
so we immediately have [ѯ](^(a)Ù^(b))=0 [ HS 4-2.40c ]. Furthermore
[ѯ](¯(aj)Ù¯(b))
= ([ѯ](¯(aj))Ù¯(b) + (-1)j¯(aj)Ù([ѯ]¯(b))
[ HS 4-2.40a ]
[ Proof :
[ѯ](¯(aj)Ù¯(bk))
= [ѯ]¯(ajÙbk)
= [ÑÙ¯](ajÙbk)
= ÑcÙ( ¯Ñ(¯(aj),c)Ù¯(bk) + (¯(aj)Ù¯Ñ(¯(bk),c) )
= ÑcÙ( ¯Ñ(¯(aj),c)Ù¯(bk) + (-1)jk¯Ñ(¯(bk),c)Ù¯(aj) )
= (ÑcÙ¯Ñ(¯(aj),c))Ù¯(bk)
+ (-1)_jk(ÑcÙ¯Ñ(¯(b),c))Ù¯(aj)
= ([ÑÙ¯](¯(aj))Ù¯(bk) + (-1)jk([ÑÙ¯]¯(b))Ù¯(aj)
= ([ÑÙ¯](¯(aj))Ù¯(bk) + (-1)jk+j(k+1)¯(aj)Ù[ÑÙ¯]¯(bk)
= ([ѯ](¯(aj))Ù¯(bk) + (-1)j¯(aj)Ù([ѯ]¯(bk))
.]
In particular, [ѯ]¯(aÙb) = [ѯ]¯(a)Ù¯(b)-[ѯ]¯(b)Ù¯(a) .
[ѯ](^(aj)Ùb) =
[ѯ](^(aj)ٯ(b)) =
[ѯ](^(aj))ٯ(b)
+ (-1)j¯Ñ(^(aj))Ù(Ñ¿b) [ HS 4-2.40b ]
[ Proof :
[ѯ](^(aj)ٯ(bk))
= Ñc¯Ñ(^(aj)Ù¯(bk) ,c)
= Ñc(¯Ñ(^(aj),c)Ù¯(bk))
= Ñc¿(¯Ñ(^(aj),c)Ù¯(bk))
+ (ÑcÙ¯Ñ(^(aj),c))Ù¯(bk)
= (Ñc.¯Ñ(^(aj),c))Ù¯(bk) + (-1)j ¯Ñ(^(aj),c)(Ñc.¯(bk))
+ [ÑÙ¯](^(aj))Ù¯(bk) by the expanded inner product rule
= ([ѯ]^(aj) + (-1)j ¯Ñ(^(aj),c)(Ñc.¯(bk))
+ 0
.]
====
The primary 1-differential of the extended curl (2;1)-tensor is
[ÑÙ¯]Ñ(a,b) º Я(b) [ÑÙ¯](ap) - [ÑÙ¯]( Я(b)(ap))
.
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For M=N-1 we have [ÑÙ¯](a) = np2 npnpÑ(a) = np2 npÙnpÑ(a)
[ Proof : ÐbiN-1p
= Ðb(npi)
= (Ðbnp)i
= npÑ(b)i so Shape Property 7 gives
[ÑÙ¯](a) =
iN-1p-1( Я(a)iN-1p)
= i-1np-1npÑ(a)i
= np2 _psiinvd(npnpÑ(a))
= np2 _psiinvd(npÙnpÑ(a))
= np2 npÙnpÑ(a) since i commutes with all bivectors.
.]
[¯(Ñ)] = np2 np(Ñp¿np)
= np2 np(Ñp¿np)
[ Proof :
Ña[ÑÙ¯](a) = -np2 Ña[npÑ(a)np]
= -np2 (ÑanpÑ(a))np
= -np2 (ÑaÐanp)np
= -np2 (Ñpnp)np
= -np2 np(Ñp¿np)
.]
Thus [Ñ¿¯](a) = [¯(Ñ)].a = -np2 (Ñ¿np)(ap¿np)
Squape 1-multitensor [ѯ]2
The shape tensor [ѯ] raises the grade of
¯Ip(a) while lowering the grade of ^Ip(<