christoffel symbol

English - Turkish

Definition of christoffel symbol in English Turkish dictionary

christoffel sembolü

English - English

Definition of christoffel symbol in English English dictionary

For a surface with parametrization \vec x (u,v), and letting i, j, k \in \{u, v\} , the Christoffel symbol \Gamma_{i j}^k is the component of the second derivative \vec x_{i j} in the direction of the first derivative \vec x_k , and it encodes information about the surface's curvature. Thus

Related Terms

Christoffel symbols

plural form of Christoffel symbol

Hyphenation

christoffel sym·bol

Turkish pronunciation

krîstıfel sîmbıl

Pronunciation

/ˈkrəstəfel ˈsəmbəl/ /ˈkrɪstəfɛl ˈsɪmbəl/