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jk22
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Let ##(x_1,x_2,x_3)=\vec{r}(\theta,\phi)## the parametrization of a usual sphere.
If we consider a projection in two dimension ##(a,b)=\vec{f}(x_1,x_2,x_3)##
Then I don't understand how to use the metric, since it is ##g_{ij}=\langle \frac{\partial\vec{f}}{\partial x_i}|\frac{\partial\vec{f}}{\partial x_j}\rangle## which is a 3x3 matrix but we have only two coordinates ##a,b## in the projection.
If we consider a projection in two dimension ##(a,b)=\vec{f}(x_1,x_2,x_3)##
Then I don't understand how to use the metric, since it is ##g_{ij}=\langle \frac{\partial\vec{f}}{\partial x_i}|\frac{\partial\vec{f}}{\partial x_j}\rangle## which is a 3x3 matrix but we have only two coordinates ##a,b## in the projection.