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Relativistic Astrophysics. 2009. Course Work 3: Ik Ik

This document contains questions from a relativistic astrophysics course. Question 1 asks to (a) explain the reciprocal tensor, (b) demonstrate how to form contravariant and covariant tensors using the contravariant and covariant metric tensors, and (c) show an expression for the metric tensor in a non-inertial frame. Question 2 asks to (a) prove that the interval is a scalar and (b) prove that the metric tensor is symmetric. Question 3 asks to write a 1-2 page essay on proper time and physical distances. Question 4 asks to (a) show that all covariant derivatives of the metric tensor are equal to zero and (b) find the relationship between the Christoffel symbols and

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Relativistic Astrophysics. 2009. Course Work 3: Ik Ik

This document contains questions from a relativistic astrophysics course. Question 1 asks to (a) explain the reciprocal tensor, (b) demonstrate how to form contravariant and covariant tensors using the contravariant and covariant metric tensors, and (c) show an expression for the metric tensor in a non-inertial frame. Question 2 asks to (a) prove that the interval is a scalar and (b) prove that the metric tensor is symmetric. Question 3 asks to write a 1-2 page essay on proper time and physical distances. Question 4 asks to (a) show that all covariant derivatives of the metric tensor are equal to zero and (b) find the relationship between the Christoffel symbols and

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Relativistic Astrophysics. 2009.

Course Work 3
Q1.
a) Explain what is the reciprocal tensor.
b) Demonstrate how using the reciprocal contravariant metric tensor g
ik
and the covariant
metric tensor g
ik
you can form contravariant tensor from covariant tensors and vice versa.
c) Show that in an arbitrary non-inertial frame
g
ik
= S
i
(0)0
S
k
(0)0
S
i
(0)1
S
k
(0)1
S
i
(0)2
S
k
(0)2
S
i
(0)3
S
k
(0)3
,
where S
i
(0)k
is the transformation matrix from locally inertial frame of reference (galilean
frame) to this non-inertial frame.
Q2.
a) Give a rigorous proof that the interval is a scalar.
b) Prove that the metric tensor is symmetric.
Q3. Using lecture notes 3, write a short essay (1-2 pages) Proper time and physical
distances.
Q4.
a) Show that all covariant derivatives of metric tensor are equal to zero.
b) Find the the relationship between the Cristoel symbols and rst partial derivative of
the metric tensor.
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