Two vector operations and simple expressions

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TL;DR Summary: My problems comes to a vector expression which needs to be simplified

I got an expression
piijksk,lul,j
Here s and u are two vectors. What will be the vector expression of this vector p with curl s, curl u, and other operations?
 
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BvU said:
Hello @JiWang ,
:welcome: ##\qquad## !​

Please post the complete problem statement; see https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/homework-help-guidelines-for-students-and-helpers.686781/

Also, I don't see any vectors on the righthand side in piijksklulj

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I thought that too, but on closer inspection there are commas between the subscripts in the OP. Much clearer in LaTeX: ##s_{k,l}=\partial_ls_k## and similarly ##u##. @JiWang, you should also read the LaTeX Guide.
 
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JiWang said:
TL;DR Summary: My problems comes to a vector expression which needs to be simplified

I got an expression
piijksk,lul,j
Here s and u are two vectors. What will be the vector expression of this vector p with curl s, curl u, and other operations?

Use <br /> (\partial_j u_l) (\partial_l s_k) = \partial_j ( u_l \partial_l s_k) - u_l \partial_j \partial_l s_k. Then you can write your expression as <br /> \mathbf{p} = \nabla \times (\mathbf{u} \cdot \nabla \mathbf{s}) - \mathbf{u} \cdot \nabla ( \nabla \times \mathbf{s}).
 
Can you expand them to single operations? Thanks.
 
JiWang said:
Can you expand them to single operations? Thanks.
See the homework guidelines. @pasmith has already done more than enough of your homework!
 
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