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

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


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.
 

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