Re: Covariant Derivatives, and Invariance of Vectors

On Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:53:05 -0700, Mike Fontenot <mlfasf@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

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(a) "The covariant derivative of an invariant, e.g., a scalar,
a vector, or a 2nd order tensor, coincides with its partial
derivative".

The phrase "in flat space" needs to be added to the end.

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