Consider the holonomic basis defined in Box 26.1 . Using that the tangent vector for a curve
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Consider the holonomic basis defined in Box 26.1 . Using that the tangent vector for a curve can be written \(t=t^{\mu} e_{\mu}=\left(d x^{\mu} / d \lambda\right) e_{\mu}\), show that
Thus, \(g_{\mu v}=e_{\mu}(x) \cdot e_{v}(x)\) and the components of the metric tensor are defined by the scalar products of the coordinate-dependent basis vectors. \(* * *\)
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Symmetry Broken Symmetry And Topology In Modern Physics A First Course
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Authors: Mike Guidry, Yang Sun
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