We prove the equivalence—under rotations of distinct terms—of different forms of a determinantal equation that appears in the studies of wave propagation in Hookean solids, in the context of the Christoffel equations. To do so, we prove a general proposition that is not limited to R3, nor is it limited to the elasticity tensor with its index symmetries. Furthermore, the proposition is valid for orthogonal transformations, not only for rotations. The sought equivalence is a corollary of that proposition.

On orthogonal transformations of the Christoffel equations

Vianello M.
2020-01-01

Abstract

We prove the equivalence—under rotations of distinct terms—of different forms of a determinantal equation that appears in the studies of wave propagation in Hookean solids, in the context of the Christoffel equations. To do so, we prove a general proposition that is not limited to R3, nor is it limited to the elasticity tensor with its index symmetries. Furthermore, the proposition is valid for orthogonal transformations, not only for rotations. The sought equivalence is a corollary of that proposition.
2020
GEM
Algebraic formulation
Christoffel equation
Orthogonal transformation
Tensor algebra
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