Proof of: u_j (del)/(del x_i)u_j=1/2 (del)/(del x_i)(u_j^2)

Dangelo Rosario

Dangelo Rosario

Answered question

2022-10-02

Proof of: u j x i u j = 1 2 x i ( u j 2 )
I'm reading a proof of:
u × ω =   ( u   u 2 ) u   u
In this proof, it says:
u j x i u j = 1 2 x i ( u j 2 )
It might be trivial, but I cannot get my head around this later equality. Does anyone know how to prove/motivate it (using Einstein notation)?

Answer & Explanation

Marcel Mccullough

Marcel Mccullough

Beginner2022-10-03Added 11 answers

You can do this for fixed j by either the chain rule or the product rule, and then sum over j. It may be easier to start on the right-hand side and evaluate it. By the chain rule:
x i ( u j 2 ) = x i ( u j u j ) = u k ( u j u j ) u k x i = 2 u j δ j k u k x i = 2 u j u j x i .
By the product rule:
x i ( u j 2 ) = x i ( u j u j ) = u j x i u j + u j u j x i = 2 u j u j x i .

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