Surface gravity calculation, where am I wrong?

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The discussion focuses on the calculation of surface gravity as defined in Sean M. Carroll's book on general relativity. The original poster is struggling to reconcile their calculations with the expected results, specifically regarding the equation involving surface gravity, $\kappa$. They present a series of equations and transformations attempting to prove that $\kappa^2 = -1/2(\nabla_\mu \chi_\nu)(\nabla^\mu \chi^\nu)$. The responses include suggestions for formatting LaTeX code for better clarity and readability. The thread emphasizes the importance of correctly applying the mathematical definitions and properties outlined in the text.
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On Page 245 of book <<space time and geometry: an introduction of general relativity>> by Sean M. Carroll, the author gave the definition surface gravity and gave its property. I tried to do the calculation for several times, only to find the result different. So could you please take a look and tell me where I have make a mistake. Thanks a lot.
Provided:
$\chi^\mu\nabla_\mu\chi^\nu=-\kappa\chi^\nu$ (1)\\
$\nabla(_\mu\chi_\nu)=0$ (2)\\
$\chi_[\mu\nabla_\nu\chi_\sigma]=0$ (3)\\
Prove: $\kappa^2=-1/2(\nabla_\mu \chi_\nu)(\nabla^\mu\chi^\nu)$\\
I calculated it as follows:\\
from (2) and (3),\\
$\chi_\mu\nabla_\nu\chi_\sigma+\chi_\nu\nabla_\sigma\chi_\mu+\chi_\sigma\nabla_\mu\chi_\nu=0$ (4)\\
thus,\\
$\kappa^2\chi^\mu\chi_\mu=(-\chi^\mu\nabla_\mu\chi^\nu)(-\chi^\sigma\nabla_\sigma\chi^\nu)$\\
$=(\chi^\sigma\nabla^\mu\chi^\nu)(\chi_\mu\nabla_\sigma\chi_\nu)$\\
$=(\chi^\sigma\nabla^\mu\chi^\nu)(-\chi_\sigma\nabla_\nu\chi_\mu-\chi_\nu\nabla_\mu\chi_\sigma)$\\
$=(\chi^\sigma\nabla^\mu\chi^\nu)(\chi_\sigma\nabla_\mu\chi_\nu)+(-\chi^\sigma\nabla^\nu\chi^\mu)(\chi_\nu\nabla_\sigma\chi_\mu)$\\
$=\chi^\sigma\chi_\sigma\nabla^\mu\chi^\nu\nabla_\mu\chi_\nu-(\chi^\sigma\nabla_\sigma\chi^\mu)(\chi_\nu\nabla^\nu\chi^\mu)$\\
$=\chi^\sigma\chi_\sigma\nabla^\mu\chi^\nu\nabla_\mu\chi_\nu-\kappa^2\chi^\mu\chi_\mu$\\
thus,\\
$\kappa^2=1/2(\nabla_\mu\chi_\nu)(\nabla^\mu\chi^\nu) \hfil \square$

Sorry for being lazy, but I really hate it of typing the codes to this site again. I wondering why it is not compatible with latex. I hope you could view the picture I uploaded, if you do not want to copy the code into your editor and compile it.

PS: I am a freshman as for Latex, thus if I put any code not proper, please point them out and give me some advice, if possible.
 

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QUOTE BY hjq1990

On Page 245 of book <<space time and geometry: an introduction of general relativity>> by Sean M. Carroll, the author gave the definition surface gravity and gave its property. I tried to do the calculation for several times, only to find the result different. So could you please take a look and tell me where I have make a mistake. Thanks a lot.
Provided:
\chi^ \mu \nabla_ \mu \chi^ \nu=- \kappa \chi^ \nu \hspace{10 mm} (1)
\hspace{10 mm} \nabla(_ \mu \chi_ \nu)=0 \hspace{10 mm} (2)
\hspace{10 mm} \chi_{[ \mu \nabla_ \nu \chi_ \sigma]}=0 \hspace{10 mm} (3)
Prove: \kappa^2=-1/2( \nabla_ \mu \chi_ \nu)( \nabla^ \mu \chi^ \nu)
I calculated it as follows:
from (2) and (3),
\hspace{10 mm} \chi_ \mu \nabla_ \nu \chi_ \sigma+ \chi_ \nu \nabla_ \sigma \chi_ \mu+ \chi_ \sigma \nabla_ \mu \chi_ \nu=0 \hspace{10 mm} (4)
thus,
\kappa^2 \chi^ \mu \chi_ \mu=(- \chi^ \mu \nabla_ \mu \chi^ \nu)(- \chi^ \sigma \nabla_{ \sigma} \chi^ \nu)
=( \chi^ \sigma \nabla^ \mu \chi^ \nu)( \chi_ \mu \nabla_ \sigma \chi_ \nu)
=( \chi^ \sigma \nabla^ \mu \chi^ \nu)(- \chi_ \sigma \nabla_ \nu \chi_ \mu- \chi_ \nu \nabla_ \mu \chi_ \sigma)
=( \chi^ \sigma \nabla^ \mu \chi^ \nu)( \chi_ \sigma \nabla_ \mu \chi_ \nu)+(- \chi^ \sigma \nabla^ \nu \chi^ \mu)( \chi_ \nu \nabla_ \sigma \chi_ \mu)
= \chi^ \sigma \chi_ \sigma \nabla^ \mu \chi^ \nu \nabla_ \mu \chi_ \nu-( \chi^ \sigma \nabla_ \sigma \chi^ \mu)( \chi_ \nu \nabla^ \nu \chi^ \mu)
= \chi^ \sigma \chi_ \sigma \nabla^ \mu \chi^ \nu \nabla_ \mu \chi_ \nu- \kappa^2 \chi^ \mu \chi_ \mu
thus,

\kappa^2=1/2( \nabla_ \mu \chi_ \nu)( \nabla^ \mu \chi^ \nu) \hspace{100 mm}\square


Sorry for being lazy, but I really hate it of typing the codes to this site again. I wondering why it is not compatible with latex. I hope you could view the picture I uploaded, if you do not want to copy the code into your editor and compile it.

PS: I am a freshman as for Latex, thus if I put any code not proper, please point them out and give me some advice, if possible.

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Hello. Does this look a little closer to what you were trying to post? I basically just replaced the $'s with [/tex] and and added spaces before the symbols so they show properly. You can use &quot;quote&quot; on this post to see what I did.
 
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