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cr7einstein
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Dear all,
I was reading this https://sites.google.com/site/generalrelativity101/appendix-c-the-covariant-derivative-of-the-ricci-tensor, and it said that if you take the covariant derivative of a tensor with respect to a superscript, then the partial derivative term has a MINUS sign. How? The Christoffel symbol should have a minus sign, but I don't understand how does the partial derivative get one?
Also, does covariant derivative always have an index opposite to that of the tensor(e.g. a contravariant tensor will be differentiated wrt a covariant tensor, and a covariant tensor wrt to a covariant index)? If so, why? Is there a relation between the two(which the minus sign mentioned above indicates)?
Thanks in advance!
I was reading this https://sites.google.com/site/generalrelativity101/appendix-c-the-covariant-derivative-of-the-ricci-tensor, and it said that if you take the covariant derivative of a tensor with respect to a superscript, then the partial derivative term has a MINUS sign. How? The Christoffel symbol should have a minus sign, but I don't understand how does the partial derivative get one?
Also, does covariant derivative always have an index opposite to that of the tensor(e.g. a contravariant tensor will be differentiated wrt a covariant tensor, and a covariant tensor wrt to a covariant index)? If so, why? Is there a relation between the two(which the minus sign mentioned above indicates)?
Thanks in advance!