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Commutation Coefficient


A tensor-like coefficient which gives the difference between partial derivatives of two coordinates with respect to the other coordinate,

 c_(alphabeta)^mue^->_mu=[e^->_alpha,e^->_beta]=del _alphae^->_beta-del _betae^->_alpha.

See also

Christoffel Symbol, Partial Derivative

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Commutation Coefficient." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/CommutationCoefficient.html

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