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ichr1

Maxima Function

Calling Sequence

ichr1 ([i, j, k])

Description

Yields the Christoffel symbol of the first kind via the definition

(g      + g      - g     )/2 .
  ik,j     jk,i     ij,k

To evaluate the Christoffel symbols for a particular metric, the variable imetric must be assigned a name as in the example under chr2.

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