Writing w^2 in Index Notation for Derivation with del X u

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Homework Statement


I need to write w^2 in suffix notation for a derivation I am doing, where w = del X u


Homework Equations



(del X u) = w

The Attempt at a Solution



I think it is Eijk(d^2uk/dxj)

where d is the partial derivative, E is the epsilon operator and ijk are suffix's, is this correct?
 
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By w^2 do you mean w \cdot w? What is \nabla \times u in index notation? Then you need to write (\nabla \times u) \cdot (\nabla \times u) in index notation.
 
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