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Ahh that makes sense, all partial derivatives are zero, so the Christoffel is also zero. for c) I managed to get the attached image as the geodesic with affine λ in d) i must solve this (presuming i did it correctly), could you point me towards the right method?

Using this formula (attached) can i retain the β in the formula, giving 1/2g\mu\beta((∂gβ\alpha/∂xβ)+(∂gββ/∂x\alpha)-(∂g\alpha\beta/∂xβ)) we know gab=gba so the first and third terms in the brackets cancel giving 1/2g\mu\beta(∂gββ/∂x\alpha) ? Would the partial derivative wrt xalpha be 0...

I'm pretty sure I am in the wrong course, but it is required, which is why I've turned to the internet for help. Am I correct in saying that the dxν = transpose of dxμ, and so gμν is the matrix with row vectors (-1,0,0) (0,1,0) (0,0,1), or am I off base?

Homework Statement In attached imageHomework Equations ?The Attempt at a Solution ? A start would be fantastic!

Homework Statement I have a whole two courseworks on Genetic Algorithms, but we have been shown no examples. I am stumped! 1. A function f is set to depend on five variables x1, . . . , x5 where x1 can take 2 different values, x2 can take 8 different values and x3, x4, x5 each take 4 different...