Christoffel symbol

Summary

Christoffel symbol is a coefficient^[1]. It draws 157 Wikipedia views per month (coefficient category, ranking #3 of 11).^[2]

Key Facts

• Christoffel symbol is credited with the discovery of Elwin Bruno Christoffel^[3].
• Christoffel symbol's instance of is recorded as coefficient^[4].
• Christoffel symbol's instance of is recorded as mathematical concept^[5].
• Elwin Bruno Christoffel is named after Christoffel symbol^[6].
• Christoffel symbol's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1869-00-00T00:00:00Z^[7].
• Christoffel symbol's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04zmmw^[8].
• Christoffel symbol's defining formula is recorded as \Gamma^\rho_{\mu\nu}=\frac12g^{\rho\sigma}(\partial_\mu g_{\nu\sigma}+\partial_\nu g_{\mu\sigma}-\partial_\rho g_{\mu\nu})^[9].
• Christoffel symbol's MathWorld ID is recorded as ChristoffelSymbol^[10].
• Christoffel symbol's Quora topic ID is recorded as Christoffel-Symbols^[11].
• Christoffel symbol's nLab ID is recorded as Christoffel symbols^[12].
• Christoffel symbol's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[13].
• Christoffel symbol's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 77850982^[14].
• Christoffel symbol's in defining formula is recorded as g_{\mu\nu}^[15].
• Christoffel symbol's in defining formula is recorded as \partial_\mu^[16].
• Christoffel symbol's in defining formula is recorded as ^\mu\dotsb_\mu^[17].
• Christoffel symbol's in defining formula is recorded as \Gamma^\rho_{\mu\nu}^[18].
• Christoffel symbol's Encyclopedia of Mathematics article ID is recorded as Christoffel_symbol^[19].
• Christoffel symbol's PlanetMath ID is recorded as ChristoffelSymbols^[20].
• Christoffel symbol's Treccani's Enciclopedia della Matematica ID is recorded as simboli-di-christoffel^[21].
• Christoffel symbol's Enciclopedia della Scienza e della Tecnica ID is recorded as simboli-di-christoffel^[22].
• Christoffel symbol's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C77850982^[23].
• Christoffel symbol's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as mathematics/christoffel-symbol^[24].
• Christoffel symbol's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as engineering/christoffel-symbol^[25].
• Christoffel symbol's Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID is recorded as simvoly-kristoffelia-7e88b1^[26].
• Christoffel symbol's Lexikon der Mathematik entry ID is recorded as 1550^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Christoffel symbol is credited with the discovery of Elwin Bruno Christoffel^[3].

Why It Matters

Christoffel symbol draws 157 Wikipedia views per month (coefficient category, ranking #3 of 11).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]