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Mathematical Conventions Used in JSV: Vectors, Tensors and Matrices

This document outlines mathematical conventions for vectors, tensors, matrices, and other symbols in JSV publications. Key points include: 1) Vectors, tensors and matrices should be in bold upright font. The Laplacian operator should be written as ∇2 or ∇ for 3D and 4D, respectively. 2) Use curl A and div A for the curl and divergence operators. Use nabla notation ∇·A and ∇×A. 3) The imaginary unit can be i or j, and real and imaginary parts should use Re(...) and Im(...) instead of R and I. Increments and differentials should be written as ∆x, δx, and dx

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Mathematical Conventions Used in JSV: Vectors, Tensors and Matrices

This document outlines mathematical conventions for vectors, tensors, matrices, and other symbols in JSV publications. Key points include: 1) Vectors, tensors and matrices should be in bold upright font. The Laplacian operator should be written as ∇2 or ∇ for 3D and 4D, respectively. 2) Use curl A and div A for the curl and divergence operators. Use nabla notation ∇·A and ∇×A. 3) The imaginary unit can be i or j, and real and imaginary parts should use Re(...) and Im(...) instead of R and I. Increments and differentials should be written as ∆x, δx, and dx

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MATHEMATICAL CONVENTIONS USED IN JSV

Vectors, Tensors and Matrices


• The preferred appearance of vectors, tensors and matrices is bold upright.
• Do not use the notation Det A. The preferred notation is det A.
• Vector calculus and multiplication:
The symbol ∆ for Laplacian operator in 3D should be avoided. Replace with:
∇ 2 (3D Laplacian)
Web reference: Eric W. Weisstein. "Laplacian." From MathWorld - A Wolfram Web
Resource http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Laplacian.html

The symbol for Laplacian operator in 4D should be avoided. Replace with:


(d’Alembertian operator or 4D Laplacian)
Web reference: Eric W. Weisstein. "d'Alembertian." From MathWorld - A Wolfram Web
Resource. http://mathworld.wolfram.com/dAlembertian.html

• The notation rot A, for curl of the vector field A, should not be used – use curl A
instead. Divergence may be referred to as div A.

• For preference, use nabla notation for the divergence and curl operators:
∇ · A , ∇ × A (not ∇ ∧ A).

Web references:
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/VectorDerivative.html
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Divergence.html
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Curl.html

• Spaces either side of · and × are recommended; likewise in the scalar and vector
products: A · B , A × B

Square Root of Minus 1 (Imaginary Numbers): Both i and j (Roman lower case) are
acceptable for the imaginary unit (square root of minus one), provided the author is consistent
throughout the article.

Real and imaginary part notation


Rather than ℜ [the script-R] for real part, authors are asked to use Re(...).
Likewise rather than ℑ [the script-I] for imaginary part, authors are asked to use Im(...).

Increments and differentials


The following notation should be used for increments and differentials: ∆x, δx , dx. They
should appear upright.

Functions and Variables:


• Variables, if represented by one character should be italic, for example, x, λ; if
represented by more than one character they should, in some cases, be roman,
• Variables represented by abbreviations of more than one letter should be upright, for
example ‘S.D.’ for standard deviation.
• Two-letter symbols defining ‘dimensionless groups’ should be italic, for example:
Re Reynolds number.
• Multiple letter functions like cos, tanh, log, should be upright.
• JSV style is that single letter functions should be in italic. Examples include:
Γ(x) Gamma Function
O(x), o(x) Order symbols
H(x), δ(x) Heaviside unit step function and its derivative (Dirac delta function)
Jn(x), Yn(x) Bessel, Neumann functions (order n)
In(x), Kn(x) Modified Bessel functions
(1) ( 2)
H n (x), H n (x) Hankel functions
jn , yn , etc. Spherical Bessel counterparts of the above

Subscripts:
(i) Single-letter subscripts are in general to be italicised, except in special cases.
Examples: xi , PR

(ii) Subscripts formed from letter symbols are to retain the format of the original symbol
(normally italic). This applies regardless of the number of subscripted symbols.
Examples: Aij , Tlmn , SAB

(iii) Subscripts of two or more letters identifiable as words or word-abbreviations should be


in roman upright.
Examples: Apipe , Zlocal , fmax

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