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Christoffel symbols

Christoffel symbols is the plural of Christoffel symbol.

Meaning of Christoffel symbol

Noun

Christoffel symbol (plural Christoffel symbols)

  1. (differential geometry) For a surface with parametrization ⃑x(u,v), and letting i,j,k∈u,v, the Christoffel symbol Γᵢⱼᵏ is the component of the second derivative ⃑x_ij in the direction of the first derivative ⃑x_k, and it encodes information about the surface's curvature. Thus,
    • ⃑x_uu\⃑x_uv\⃑x_vv=ΓᵤᵤᵘΓᵤᵤᵛl\ΓᵤᵥᵘΓᵤᵥᵛm\ΓᵥᵥᵘΓᵥᵥᵛn⃑x_u\⃑x_v\⃑n

Questions about Christoffel symbols

What is Christoffel symbols the plural of?
Christoffel symbols is the plural of Christoffel symbol.

Words near Christoffel symbols in the dictionary

  1. Christofascist
  2. Christofascists
  3. Christoff
  4. Christoffel
  5. Christoffel symbol
  6. Christoffel symbols
  7. Christoffel-Darboux formula
  8. Christoffersen
  9. Christoffersens
  10. Christofferson
  11. Christoffersons

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