List of formulas in Riemannian geometry

List of formulas in Riemannian geometry

This is a list of formulas encountered in Riemannian geometry.

Christoffel symbols, covariant derivative

In a smooth coordinate chart, the Christoffel symbols are given by:

:Gamma_{ij}^m=frac12 g^{km} left( frac{partial}{partial x^i} g_{kj} +frac{partial}{partial x^j} g_{ik} -frac{partial}{partial x^k} g_{ij} ight)

Here g^{ij} is the inverse matrix to the metric tensor g_{ij}. In other words,

:delta^i_j = g^{ik}g_{kj}

and thus

:n = delta^i_i = g^i_i = g^{ij}g_{ij}

is the dimension of the manifold.

Christoffel symbols satisfy the symmetry relation

:Gamma^i_{jk}=Gamma^i_{kj}

which is equivalent to the torsion-freeness of the Levi-Civita connection.

The contracting relations on the Christoffel symbols are given by

:Gamma^i {}_{ki}=frac{1}{2} g^{im}frac{partial g_{im{partial x_k}=frac{1}{2g} frac{partial g}{partial x_k} = frac{partial log sqrt,g^{ik} ight)} {partial x^k}

where |"g"| is the absolute value of the determinant of the metric tensor g_{ik} . These are useful when dealing with divergences and Laplacians (see below).

The covariant derivative of a vector field with components v^i is given by:

:v^i_{;j}= abla_j v^i=frac{partial v^i}{partial x^j}+Gamma^i_{jk}v^k

and similarly the covariant derivative of a (0,1)-tensor field with components v_i is given by:

:v_{i;j}= abla_j v_i=frac{partial v_i}{partial x^j}-Gamma^k_{ij} v_k

For a (2,0)-tensor field with components v^{ij} this becomes

:v^{ij}_{;k}= abla_k v^{ij}=frac{partial v^{ij{partial x^k} +Gamma^i_{kell}v^{ell j}+Gamma^j_{kell}v^{iell}

and likewise for tensors with more indices.

The covariant derivative of a function (scalar) phi is just its usual differential:

: abla_i phi=phi_{;i}=phi_{,i}=frac{partial phi}{partial x^i}

Because the Levi-Civita connection is metric-compatible, the covariant derivatives of metrics vanish,

: abla_k g_{ij} = abla_k g^{ij} = 0

The geodesic X(t) starting at the origin with initial speed v^i has Taylor expansion in the chart:

:X(t)^i=tv^i-frac{t^2}{2}Gamma^i_{jk}v^jv^k+O(t^2)

Curvature tensors

Riemann curvature tensor

If one defines the curvature operator as R(U,V)W= abla_U abla_V W - abla_V abla_U W - abla_{ [U,V] }Wand the coordinate components of the (1,3)-Riemann curvature tensor by (R(U,V)W)^ell={R^ell}_{ijk}W^iU^jV^k, then these components are given by:

:{R^ell}_{ijk}=frac{partial}{partial x^j} Gamma_{ik}^ell-frac{partial}{partial x^k}Gamma_{ij}^ell+Gamma_{js}^ellGamma_{ik}^s-Gamma_{ks}^ellGamma_{ij}^s

and lowering indices with R_{ell ijk}=g_{ell s}{R^s}_{ijk} one gets

:R_{ikell m}=frac{1}{2}left(frac{partial^2g_{im{partial x^k partial x^ell} + frac{partial^2g_{kell{partial x^i partial x^m}- frac{partial^2g_{iell{partial x^k partial x^m}- frac{partial^2g_{km{partial x^i partial x^ell} ight)+g_{np} left(Gamma^n {}_{kell} Gamma^p {}_{im} - Gamma^n {}_{km} Gamma^p {}_{iell} ight).

The symmetries of the tensor are

:R_{ikell m}=R_{ell mik} and R_{ikell m}=-R_{kiell m}=-R_{ikmell}.

That is, it is symmetric in the exchange of the first and last pair of indices, and antisymmetric in the flipping of a pair.

The cyclic permutation sum (sometimes called first Bianchi identity) is

:R_{ikell m}+R_{imkell}+R_{iell mk}=0.

The (second) Bianchi identity is

: abla_m R^n {}_{ikell} + abla_ell R^n {}_{imk} + abla_k R^n {}_{iell m}=0,

that is,

: R^n {}_{ikell;m} + R^n {}_{imk;ell} + R^n {}_{iell m;k}=0

which amounts to a cyclic permutation sum of the last three indices, leaving the first two fixed.

Ricci and scalar curvatures

Ricci and scalar curvatures are contractions of the Riemann tensor. They simplify the Riemann tensor, but contain less information.

The Ricci curvature tensor is essentially the unique nontrivial way of contracting the Riemann tensor:

:R_{ij}={R^ell}_{iell j}=g^{ell m}R_{iell jm}=g^{ell m}R_{ell imj}=frac{partialGamma^ell {}_{ij{partial x^ell} - frac{partialGamma^ell {}_{iell{partial x^j} + Gamma^ell {}_{ij} Gamma^m {}_{ell m} - Gamma^m {}_{iell}Gamma^ell {}_{jm}.

The Ricci tensor R_{ij} is symmetric.

By the contracting relations on the Christoffel symbols, we have

:R_{ik}=frac{partialGamma^ell {}_{ik{partial x^ell} - Gamma^m {}_{iell}Gamma^ell {}_{km} - abla_kleft(frac{partial}{partial x^i}left(logsqrt)}{partial x^m}.

The Laplace-Beltrami operator acting on a function f is given by the divergence of the gradient:

:Delta f= abla_i abla^i f=frac{1}{sqrt{det g frac{partial }{partial x^j}left(g^{jk}sqrt{detg}frac{partial f}{partial x^k} ight)=g^{jk}frac{partial^2 f}{partial x^j partial x^k} + frac{partial g^{jk{partial x^j} frac{partialf}{partial x^k} + frac12 g^{jk}g^{il}frac{partial g_{il{partial x^j}frac{partial f}{partial x^k}

The divergence of an antisymmetric tensor field of type (2,0) simplifies to

: abla_k A^{ik}= frac{1}{sqrt)}{partial x^k}.

Kulkarni-Nomizu Product

The Kulkarni-Nomizu product is an important tool for constructing new tensors from old on a Riemannian manifold. Let h and k be symmetric covariant 2-tensors. In coordinates,

:h_{ij} = h_{ji} qquad qquad k_{ij} = k_{ji}

Then we can multiply these in a sense to get a new covariant 4-tensor, which we denote h odot k. The defining formula is

left(hodot k ight)_{ijkl} = h_{ik}k_{jl} + h_{jl}k_{ik} - h_{il}k_{jk} - h_{jk}k_{il}

Often the Kulkarni-Nomizu product is denoted by a circle with a wedge that points up inside it. However, we will use odot instead throughout this article. Clearly, the product satisfies

:h odot k = k odot h

Let us use the Kulkarni-Nomizu product to define some curvature quantities.

Weyl Tensor

The Weyl tensor W_{ijkl} is defined by the formula

:R_{ijkl} = -frac{R}{2n(n-1)}(godot g)_{ijkl} + frac{1}{n-2}left [ left(Ric -frac{R}{n}g ight) odot g ight] _{ijkl} + W_{ijkl}

Each of the summands on the righthand side have remarkable properties. Recall the first (algebraic) Bianchi identity that a tensor T_{ijkl} can satisfy:

:T_{ijkl} + T_{kijl} + T_{jkil} = 0

Not only the Riemann curvature tensor on the left, but also the three summands on the right satisfy this Bianchi identity. Furthermore, the first factor in the second summand has trace zero. The Weyl tensor is a symmetric product of alternating 2-forms,

: W_{ijkl} = -W_{jikl} qquad W_{ijkl} = W_{klij}

just like the Riemann tensor. Moreover, taking the trace over any two indices gives zero,

: W^i_{jki} = 0

In fact, any tensor that satisfies the first Bianchi identity can be written as a sum of three terms. The first, a scalar multiple of g odot g. The second, as H odot g where H is a symmetric trace-free 2-tensor. The third, a symmetric product of alternating two-forms which is totally traceless, like the Weyl tensor described above.

The most remarkable property of the Weyl tensor, though, is that it vanishes (W=0)if and only if a manifold M of dimension n geq 4 is locally conformally flat. In other words, M can be covered by coordinate systems in which the metric ds^2 satisfies

:ds^2 = f^2left(dx_1^2 + dx_2^2 + ldots dx_n^2 ight)

This is essentially because W^i_{jkl} is invariant under conformal changes.

In an inertial frame

An orthonormal inertial frame is a coordinate chart such that, at the origin, one has the relations g_{ij}=delta_{ij} and Gamma^i_{jk}=0 (but these may not hold at other points in the frame).In such a frame, the expression for several operators is simpler. Note that the formulae given below are valid "at the origin of the frame only".

:R_{ikell m}=frac{1}{2}left(frac{partial^2g_{im{partial x^k partial x^ell} + frac{partial^2g_{kell{partial x^i partial x^m}- frac{partial^2g_{iell{partial x^k partial x^m}- frac{partial^2g_{km{partial x^i partial x^ell} ight)

Under a Conformal Change

Let g be a Riemannian metric on a smooth manifold M, and varphi a smooth real-valued function on M. Then

: ilde g = e^{2varphi}g

is also a Riemannian metric on M. We say that ilde g is conformal to g. Evidently, conformality of metrics is an equivalence relation. Here are some formulas for conformal changes in tensors associated with the metric. (Quantities marked with a tilde will be associated with ilde g, while those unmarked with such will be associated with g.)

: ilde g_{ij} = e^{2varphi}g_{ij}

: ilde Gamma^k_{ij} = Gamma^k_{ij}+ delta^k_ipartial_jvarphi + delta^k_jpartial_ivarphi-g_{ij} abla^kvarphi

Note that the difference between the Christoffel symbols of two different metrics always form the components of a tensor.

:d ilde V = e^{nvarphi}dV

Here dV is the Riemannian volume element.

: ilde R_{ijkl} = e^{2varphi}left( R_{ijkl} - left [ g odot left( ablapartialvarphi - partialvarphipartialvarphi + frac{1}{2}| ablavarphi|^2g ight) ight] _{ijkl} ight)

Here odot is the Kulkarni-Nomizu product defined earlier in this article. The symbol partial_k denotes partial derivative, while abla_k denotes covariant derivative.

: ilde R_{ij} = R_{ij} - (n-2)left [ abla_ipartial_j varphi - (partial_i varphi)(partial_j varphi) ight] + left( riangle varphi - (n-2)| abla varphi|^2 ight)g_{ij}

Beware that here the Laplacian riangle is minus the trace of the Hessian on functions,

: riangle f = - abla^ipartial_i f

Thus the operator riangle is elliptic because the metric g is Riemannian.

: ilde R = e^{-2varphi}left(R + 2(n-1) rianglevarphi - (n-2)(n-1)| ablavarphi|^2 ight)

If the dimension n > 2, then this simplifies to

: ilde R = e^{-2varphi}left [R + frac{4(n-1)}{(n-2)}e^{-(n-2)varphi/2} riangleleft( e^{(n-2)varphi/2} ight) ight]

: ilde W^i_{jkl} = W^i_{jkl}

We see that the (3,1) Weyl tensor is invariant under conformal changes.

Let omega be a differential p-form. Let * be the Hodge star, and delta the codifferential. Under a conformal change, these satisfy

: ilde * = e^{(n-2p)varphi}*

:left [ ildedeltaomega ight] (v_1 , v_2 , ldots , v_{p-1}) = e^{-2varphi}left [ deltaomega - (n-2p)omegaleft( ablavarphi, v_1, v_2, ldots , v_{p-1} ight) ight]

ee also

*Liouville equations


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