General Relativity: How many Christoffel symbols?

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The discussion centers on the calculation and estimation of Christoffel symbols in the context of General Relativity. Participants emphasize the importance of understanding permutations involved in these calculations. A user, AHSAN MUJTABA, expresses difficulty in using LaTeX for mathematical notation, prompting a moderator to suggest resources for learning LaTeX to improve clarity in forum discussions.

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AHSAN MUJTABA
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Homework Statement
how many christoffel symbols (independent) can exist for a diagonal metric? what about the general metric?
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general metric(4d) and diagonal 4*4 metric
Actually I know there would be some permutations used here. I know how to calculate the symbols but estimating is quite a new thing to me
 
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I am really sorry for posting the image as I am unaware of using latex
 

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AHSAN MUJTABA said:
I am really sorry for posting the image as I am unaware of using latex
There is a LaTeX Guide link at the lower left of the Edit window, as shown below. Click on that to learn the basics of LaTeX so that you can type your math equations into the forum. That makes it better for everybody, since it is easy for us to read and quote. Thank you.

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