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Index Raising


The indices of a covariant tensor A_j can be raised, forming a contravariant tensor A^i, by multiplication by a so-called metric tensor g^(ij), e.g.,

 g^(ij)A_j=A^i

See also

Contravariant Tensor, Covariant Tensor, Index Gymnastics, Index Lowering, Tensor, Tensor Index

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References

Misner, C. W.; Thorne, K. S.; and Wheeler, J. A. Gravitation. San Francisco, CA: W. H. Freeman, pp. 62 and 75-76, 1973.

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Index Raising

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Index Raising." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/IndexRaising.html

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