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Thornton & Marion (5th Edition), Chapter 01, Problem 21 Solution

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Thornton & Marion, Classical Dynamics (5th Edition) Chapter 1. Matrices, Vectors, and Vector Calculus Problem 21. Triple scalar product and Levi-Civita symbol The problem asks you to show  The relation between the triple scalar product and Levi-Civita Symbol You should know about Vector and scalar product Triple scalar product (Problem 1-11) Definition of Levi-Civita symbol…

Thornton & Marion (5th Edition), Chapter 01, Problem 20 Solution

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Thornton & Marion, Classical Dynamics (5th Edition) Chapter 1. Matrices, Vectors, and Vector Calculus Problem 20. Kronecker delta & Levi-Civita Symbol The problem asks you to prove Some properties of Kronecker delta and Levi-Civita Symbol You should know about Definition of Kronecker delta symbol (Equation 1.14) Definition of Levi-Civita symbol (Equation 1.67) Solution References https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kronecker_delta…

Thornton & Marion (5th Edition), Chapter 01, Problem 19 Solution

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Thornton & Marion, Classical Dynamics (5th Edition) Chapter 1. Matrices, Vectors, and Vector Calculus Problem 19. Vector Algebra The problem asks you to derive Angle transformation formulae using vector algebra. You should know about The basic concept of a vector algebra Law of cosines Pythagorean trigonometric identity Solution References https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_cosines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_trigonometric_identity