"Christoffel symbol" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Christoffel symbols [plural]
Etymology: Named for Elwin Bruno Christoffel (1829–1900). Head templates: {{en-noun}} Christoffel symbol (plural Christoffel symbols)
  1. (differential geometry) For a surface with parametrization ⃑x(u,v), and letting i,j,k∈u,v, the Christoffel symbol Γᵢⱼᵏ is the component of the second derivative ⃑x_ij in the direction of the first derivative ⃑x_k, and it encodes information about the surface's curvature. Thus, Wikipedia link: Christoffel symbol Categories (topical): Differential geometry

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