The derivation of the tensor transformation properties for mixed tensors establishes the rule that a mixed tensor of type (n, m), having n contravariant (upper) indices and m covariant (lower) indices, transforms according to the independent action of each index type. The core principle is that a scalar formed by contracting the mixed tensor with appropriate covariant and contravariant vectors must be invariant under coordinate changes. This leads to the transformation rule: each contravariant index transforms with a factor of the Jacobian $\left(\frac{\partial y^{a'}}{\partial y^a}\right)$, and each covariant index transforms with a factor of the inverse Jacobian $\left(\frac{\partial y^b}{\partial y^{b'}}\right)$. The overall transformation is the product of n Jacobian factors and m inverse Jacobian factors.

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<aside> 🧄

  1. Derivation of Tensor Transformation Properties for Mixed Tensors (DTT-PMT)
  2. The Polar Tensor Basis in Cartesian Form (PTB-CF)
  3. Verifying the Rank Two Zero Tensor (RTZ-T)
  4. Tensor Analysis of Electric Susceptibility in Anisotropic Media (TAE-SAM)
  5. Analysis of Ohm's Law in an Anisotropic Medium (AOL-AM)
  6. Verifying Tensor Transformations (VTT)
  7. Proof of Coordinate Independence of Tensor Contraction (CIT-C)
  8. Proof of a Tensor's Invariance Property (TIP)
  9. Proving Symmetry of a Rank-2 Tensor (SRT)
  10. Tensor Symmetrization and Anti-Symmetrization Properties (TSA)
  11. Symmetric and Antisymmetric Tensor Contractions (SATC)
  12. The Uniqueness of the Zero Tensor under Specific Symmetry Constraints (UZT-SSC)
  13. Counting Independent Tensor Components Based on Symmetry (ITCS)
  14. Transformation of the Inverse Metric Tensor (TIMT)
  15. Finding the Covariant Components of a Magnetic Field (CCMF)
  16. Covariant Nature of the Gradient (CNG)
  17. Christoffel Symbol Transformation Rule Derivation (CST-RD)
  18. Contraction of the Christoffel Symbols and the Metric Determinant (CCS-MD)
  19. Divergence of an Antisymmetric Tensor in Terms of the Metric Determinant (DAT-MD)
  20. Calculation of the Metric Tensor and Christoffel Symbols in Spherical Coordinates (MTC-SSC)
  21. Christoffel Symbols for Cylindrical Coordinates (CSCC)
  22. Finding Arc Length and Curve Length in Spherical Coordinates (ALC-LSC)
  23. Solving for Metric Tensors and Christoffel Symbols (MTCS)
  24. Metric Tensor and Line Element in Non-Orthogonal Coordinates (MTL-ENC)
  25. Tensor vs. Non-Tensor Transformation of Derivatives (TNT-D)
  26. Verification of Covariant Derivative Identities (CDI)
  27. Divergence in Spherical Coordinates Derivation and Verification (DSC-DV)
  28. Laplace Operator Derivation and Verification in Cylindrical Coordinates (LOD-VCC)
  29. Divergence of Tangent Basis Vectors in Curvilinear Coordinates (DTV-CC)
  30. Derivation of the Laplacian Operator in General Curvilinear Coordinates (DLO-GCC)
  31. Verification of Tensor Density Operations (TDO)
  32. Verification of the Product Rule for Jacobian Determinants and Tensor Density Transformation (JDT-DT)
  33. Metric Determinant and Cross Product in Scaled Coordinates (MDC-PSC)
  34. Vanishing Divergence of the Levi-Civita Tensor (DLT)
  35. Curl and Vector Cross-Product Identity in General Coordinates (CVC-GC)
  36. Curl of the Dual Basis in Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinates (CDC-SC)
  37. Proof of Covariant Index Anti-Symmetrisation (CIA)
  38. Affine Transformations and the Orthogonality of Cartesian Rotations (ATO-CR)
  39. Fluid Mechanics Integrals for Mass and Motion (FMI-MM)
  40. Volume Elements in Non-Cartesian Coordinates (Jacobian Method) (VEN-CC)
  41. Young's Modulus and Poisson's Ratio in Terms of Bulk and Shear Moduli (YPB-SM)
  42. Tensor Analysis of the Magnetic Stress Tensor (TAM-ST)
  43. Surface Force for Two Equal Charges (SFT-EC)
  44. Total Electromagnetic Force in a Source-Free Static Volume (EFS-FSV)
  45. Proof of the Rotational Identity (PRI)
  46. Finding the Generalized Inertia Tensor for the Coupled Mass System (GIT-CMS)
  47. Tensor Form of the Centrifugal Force in Rotating Frames (TFC-FRF)
  48. Derivation and Calculation of the Gravitational Tidal Tensor (DCG-TT)
  49. Conversion of Total Magnetic Force to a Surface Integral via the Maxwell Stress Tensor (TMF-SI)
  50. Verifying the Inhomogeneous Maxwell's Equations in Spacetime (IME) </aside>