A review on octupolar tensors

DOI10.1088/1751-8121/ACE712arXiv2304.08311OpenAlexW4384201206MaRDI QIDQ6095269FDOQ6095269

Giuseppe Gaeta, Epifanio G. Virga

Publication date: 7 September 2023

Published in: Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In its most restrictive definition, an octupolar tensor is a fully symmetric traceless third-rank tensor in three space dimensions. So great a body of works have been devoted to this specific class of tensors and their physical applications that a review would perhaps be welcome by a number of students. Here, we endeavour to place octupolar tensors into a broader perspective, considering non-vanishing traces and non-fully symmetric tensors as well. A number of general concepts are recalled and applied to either octupolar and higher-rank tensors. As a tool to navigate the diversity of scenarios we envision, we introduce the octupolar potential, a scalar-valued function which can easily be given an instructive geometrical representation. Physical applications are plenty; those to liquid crystal science play a major role here, as they were the original motivation for our interest in the topic of this review.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.08311

zbMATH Keywords

generalized eigenvectorsgeneralized eigenvaluesmultipolesharmonic tensorsthird-rank tensorsgeneralized liquid crystal phasesoctupolar potential

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Determinants, permanents, traces, other special matrix functions (15A15) Estimates of eigenvalues in context of PDEs (35P15) Liquid crystals (76A15) Nonlinear higher-order PDEs (35G20) Matrix models and tensor models for quantum field theory (81T32)

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