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Tensor Calculus Formulas
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Covariant Derivative of a Vector
\nabla_\mu V^\nu=\partial_\mu V^\nu+\Gamma^\nu_{\mu\lambda}V^\lambdaDifferentiates vector components while accounting for basis variation.
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Einstein Summation Convention
a_i b^i=\sum_i a_i b^iSuppresses an explicit summation sign when an index appears once up and once down.
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