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Christoffel symbols

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The Christoffel symbols are related to the metric tensor by

where the comma is a partial derivative. For example

The Christoffel symbols are part of a covariant derivative opperation, represented by a semicolin or capitalized D ,mapping tensor elements to tensor elements. For example

Also for example

And differentiating with respect to an invariant example

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