Understanding curvature tensor equation

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hi,


I am trying to understand the meaning of the following equation in the simplest way possible

https://public.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pWwu86vlTmLHRY35RBhm3I55eYrMWCtWPmdVjAM807ltH2EfInsaFIBk6nCFhnIdwno9Mz4Oa4qWC8Zv9xND3KA/tensorp.png?psid=1

thanks in advance
 
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avery said:
hi,


I am trying to understand the meaning of the following equation in the simplest way possible

https://public.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pWwu86vlTmLHRY35RBhm3I55eYrMWCtWPmdVjAM807ltH2EfInsaFIBk6nCFhnIdwno9Mz4Oa4qWC8Zv9xND3KA/tensorp.png?psid=1

thanks in advance

It should read [itex]A^\mu = g^{\mu \nu} A_\nu[/itex]

Your original equation didn't have matching free indices.
 
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thank you latentcorpse

could you please explain the meaning of that equation