Levi-Civita symbol and Kronecker delta

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The discussion centers on the relationship between the Levi-Civita symbol, denoted as \(\varepsilon_{ijk}\), and the Kronecker delta, represented as \(\delta_{il}\). Specifically, it addresses the proof of the identity \(\varepsilon_{ijk}\varepsilon_{lmn} = \det \begin{bmatrix} \delta_{il} & \delta_{im} & \delta_{in} \\ \delta_{jl} & \delta_{jm} & \delta_{jn} \\ \delta_{kl} & \delta_{km} & \delta_{kn} \end{bmatrix}\). The conversation highlights the importance of understanding the determinant's expansion and its relation to the properties of these mathematical symbols.

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  • Understanding of the Levi-Civita symbol and its properties
  • Familiarity with the Kronecker delta function
  • Knowledge of determinants and matrix operations
  • Basic linear algebra concepts
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Hello everyone, I am stuck when I study Levi-Civita symbol.
The question is how to prove

\varepsilon_{ijk}\varepsilon_{lmn} = \det \begin{bmatrix}<br /> \delta_{il} &amp; \delta_{im}&amp; \delta_{in}\\<br /> \delta_{jl} &amp; \delta_{jm}&amp; \delta_{jn}\\<br /> \delta_{kl} &amp; \delta_{km}&amp; \delta_{kn}\\<br /> \end{bmatrix}

where \varepsilon_{ijk} represents Levi-Civita symbol and \delta_{il} represents kronecker symbol.

Thank you very much^^
 
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Have you already established the identity \epsilon_{ijk}\epsilon_{ilm} = \delta_{jl}\delta_{km}-\delta_{jm}\delta_{kl}?
 
Yes I have, but I don't know how to relate it to determinant...
 
Well, you could just write out that determinant and see what happens.
 

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