Levi-Civita symbol and Kronecker delta

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the relationship between the Levi-Civita symbol and the Kronecker delta, specifically focusing on proving an identity involving their products and determinants. The scope includes mathematical reasoning and exploration of tensor algebra concepts.

Discussion Character

  • Mathematical reasoning

Main Points Raised

  • One participant seeks to prove the identity involving the Levi-Civita symbol and the determinant of a matrix composed of Kronecker deltas.
  • Another participant inquires whether the identity involving the product of two Levi-Civita symbols has been established, suggesting it may be relevant to the proof.
  • A later reply suggests that writing out the determinant could help in understanding the relationship, implying a more exploratory approach to the problem.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants have not reached a consensus; there are multiple viewpoints on how to approach the proof, and the discussion remains unresolved.

Contextual Notes

There may be limitations related to the assumptions required for the identities involving the Levi-Civita symbol and Kronecker delta, as well as the specific properties of determinants that are not fully explored in the discussion.

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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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