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What is path of light in the accelerating elevator?
Mathematically, (by mathematically I means by equations) what is path of light in the accelerating elevator?
What is the difference between an ordinary derivative and covariant derivative (which is ...
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Do partial derivatives commute on tensors?
For example; is $$\partial_{\rho}\partial_{\sigma}h_{\mu\nu} - \partial_{\sigma}\partial_{\rho}h_{\mu\nu}=0$$ correct?
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How to find the intrinsic covariant derivative component?
How to find the intrinsic covariant derivative component?
In general relativity the elements of the acceleration four-vector are related to the elements of the four-velocity through a covariant ...
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How to get the gradient potential in polar coordinate
In polar coordinate,
$$\nabla U = \frac{\partial U}{\partial r}\hat{\mathbf{r}} + \frac{1}{r}\frac{\partial U}{\partial \theta}\hat{\mathbf{\theta}} .$$
Can anyone show me how to get this result?
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Laplace operator's interpretation
What is your interpretation of Laplace operator? When evaluating Laplacian of some scalar field at a given point one can get a value. What does this value tell us about the field or it's behaviour in ...
