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But, what What is a Christoffel symbol anyway?

I often see that Christoffel symbols describe gravitational field and at other times that they describe gravitational accelerations. Then, on some blogs and forums, people say this is wrong because Christoffel symbol is NOT a tensor and thus has no physical meaning. Which of these statements is the right one? What is the significance of a Christoffel symbol in differential geometry and General Relaivity?

  1. What is a Christoffel symbol?

  2. I often see that Christoffel symbols describe gravitational field and at other times that they describe gravitational accelerations. Then, on some blogs and forums, people say this is wrong because Christoffel symbol is NOT a tensor and thus has no physical meaning. Which of these statements is the right one?

  3. What is the significance of a Christoffel symbol in differential geometry and General Relaivity?

But, what is a Christoffel symbol anyway?

I often see that Christoffel symbols describe gravitational field and at other times that they describe gravitational accelerations. Then, on some blogs and forums, people say this is wrong because Christoffel symbol is NOT a tensor and thus has no physical meaning. Which of these statements is the right one? What is the significance of a Christoffel symbol in differential geometry and General Relaivity?

What is a Christoffel symbol?

  1. What is a Christoffel symbol?

  2. I often see that Christoffel symbols describe gravitational field and at other times that they describe gravitational accelerations. Then, on some blogs and forums, people say this is wrong because Christoffel symbol is NOT a tensor and thus has no physical meaning. Which of these statements is the right one?

  3. What is the significance of a Christoffel symbol in differential geometry and General Relaivity?

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But, what is a Christoffel symbol anyway?

I often see that Christoffel symbols describe gravitational field and at other times that they describe gravitational accelerations. Then, on some blogs and forums, people say this is wrong because Christoffel symbol is NOT a tensor and thus has no physical meaning. Which of these statements is the right one? What is the significance of a Christoffel symbol in differential geometry and General Relaivity?