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POST-GRADUATE COURSE 2. Find the longitudinal mass and transverse mass

Assignment June, 2017 of a relativistic particle. Show that at the
relativistic region the acceleration vector is not
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parallel to the force vector. 10
Paper - 5B : Elements of Continuum Mechanics & 3. a) State and prove quotient law. 5
Special Theory of Relativity b) Prove that the determinant
Full Marks : 50 Weightage of Marks : 20%
a1 j a2 j a3 j
Special credit will be given for accuracy and relevance
in the answer. Marks will be deducted for incorrect a1l a 2l a 3l is equal to 1 if j, l, n are
spelling, untidy work and illegible handwriting. a1n a 2n a 3n
The weightage for each question has been in cyclic order and to 1 if j, l, n are not in
indicated in the margin.
cyclic order. 5
Answer Question No. 1 and any four from the rest. 4. a) Find the Saint Venant's compatibility
1. Answer any five questions : 2 5 = 10 relations for strain components. 5
a) Write a short note on Lorentz contraction. b) The displacement in an elastic solid is
b) Find the mass of the particle which is
given by

moving with the very large velocity v . u1 = a (X1 + 2X 2 + 3X 3 )
c) Show that the Cauchy's stress quadric
u 2 = a (2X1 + X 2 )
at a point for a state of stress
1 0 0 u3 = a (X1 + 4X 2 + 2X 3 )
4
1 where a is a small quantity. Find dilatation,
(ij ) = 0 0 is a sphere. Find its
4 rotation vector, sphere, principal strain and

0 0 1 corresponding principal axes. 5
4
radius. 5. a) In the absence of body forces, do the stress
d) What is a stream line ? Write down the components
differential equation of it at a given 2 + ( x 2 x 2 )]
T1 = [ x 2
instant t. 1 2
e) What is curl of a tensor ui ? Show that it is T22 = [ x12 + (x 2
2
x12 ) ]
a skew-symmetric 2nd order tensor.
f) Find the constitutive equations of perfect T33 = [ x12 + x 2
2
]
fluid.
T12 = 2x1x 2 , T23 = T31 = 0
g) Establish the Euler's equations of motion
for a perfect fluid in Eulerian method. satisfy the equations of equilibrium ? 5

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b) For the velocity given by

v = i lx 3 + j lk 3 + k l (x1 + x 2 )
Show that the motion is irrotational. Find
the velocity potential and the stream line. 5
6. a) Find the Navier Stokes equation of motion
for the incompressible viscous fluid. 5
b) State and prove Kelvin's theorem on the
constancy of circulation. 5
7. Discuss the steady two-dimensional laminar flow
of an incompressible viscous fluid between two
parallel planes. What is plane Couette flow ? 10

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