Covariant Derivation of the Ricci Tensor: Einstein's Method Now Online

[nobraner]

The full derivation of the covariant derivative of the Ricci Tensor as Einstein did it, is now available on line at

https://sites.google.com/site/generalrelativity101/appendix-c-the-covariant-derivative-of-the-ricci-tensor

For those who wish to study it.

 

[Bill_K]

nobraner, Your expressions all have two lower μ indices, which is incorrect. Would you like to raise one of them by inserting a g^μν?

 

[nobraner]

Bill,

Finally found the time to fix this. One of my biggest weaknesses is ignoring the upper/lower covariant derivative convention. I guess I always think of covariant derivatives as always being covariant.