Divide in space and time component

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For -\frac{1} {4} F_{\mu\nu} F^{\mu\nu} We can write -\frac{1} {4} F_{i j} F^{ij} -\frac{1}{2}F_{0i} F^{0i} Where F_{\mu\nu} \equiv \partial_\mu W_\nu-\partial_\nu W\mu
If there are 3 indices how can I separate them like this?
I want to separate \frac{1} {12} G_{\mu\nu\rho} G^{\mu\nu\rho} into time and space component . Where G_{\mu\nu\rho}\equiv\partial_{\mu}\phi_{\nu\rho}+ \partial_{\nu}\phi_{\rho\mu}+\partial_{\rho}\phi_{\mu\nu}

How can I do it?
 
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Hi.

What is Φ with two indexes? I have not seen it before. Thank you in advance.
 
sweet springs said:
Hi.

What is Φ with two indexes? I have not seen it before. Thank you in advance.

\phi_{\nu\rho} is a antisymmetric tensor field.
 
granpa said:
I don't know the answer to your question but have you looked into clifford algebra?

http://geocalc.clas.asu.edu/

http://www.mrao.cam.ac.uk/~clifford/publications/abstracts/imag_numbs.html

Actually I want to separate this in space and time component. There is some hint in the "Classical Electrodynamics by Jackson" section 11.6

I can separate the space and time component for two indices (like: F_{\mu\nu} ) but I am not sure how to do it when there are three indices.
can anybody help?
 
Hi. aries.

aries0152 said:
\phi_{\nu\rho} is a antisymmetric tensor field.

I see. so G is antisymmetric tensor. Exchange of any pair of indexes changes signature. Among 4^6 = 64 components, only four components are independent, i.e. 012, 013, 023 and 123. So the formula you are looking for is

1/2 { G_012 G^012 + ( similar other three terms ) }

Regards
 
sweet springs
many many Thanx :-)
 
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