The Mathematical Theory of RelativityEddington, Arthur Stanley, Sir
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The Mathematical Theory of Relativity
Eddington, Arthur Stanley, Sir
Relativity (Physics)
We consider the first two terms; the complete expression can then be
obtained at any stage by interchanging $\nu$ and~$\sigma$ and subtracting. The additional
terms introduced by the stars are by~\Eq{(86.2)}
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\begin{multline*}
-\frac{\dd}{\dd x_{\sigma}} (-g_{\mu}^{\epsilon} \kappa_{\nu} - g_{\nu}^{\epsilon} \kappa_{\mu} + g_{\mu\nu} \kappa^{\epsilon})
+ (-g_{\mu}^{\alpha} \kappa_{\sigma} - g_{\sigma}^{\alpha} \kappa_{\mu} + g_{\mu\sigma} \kappa^{\alpha}) \{\alpha\nu, \epsilon\} \\
+ (-g_{\alpha}^{\epsilon} \kappa_{\nu} - g_{\nu}^{\epsilon} \kappa_{\alpha} + g_{\alpha\nu} \kappa^{\epsilon}) \{\mu\sigma, \alpha\} \\
+ (-g_{\mu}^{\alpha} \kappa_{\sigma} - g_{\sigma}^{\alpha} \kappa_{\mu} + g_{\mu\sigma} \kappa^{\alpha})
(-g_{\alpha}^{\epsilon} \kappa_{\nu} - g_{\nu}^{\epsilon} \kappa_{\alpha} + g_{\alpha\nu} \kappa^{\epsilon}) \\
= g_{\mu}^{\epsilon}\, \frac{\dd\kappa_{\nu}}{\dd x_{\sigma}}
+ g_{\nu}^{\epsilon}\, \frac{\dd\kappa_{\mu}}{\dd x_{\sigma}}
- g_{\mu\nu}\, \frac{\dd\kappa^{\epsilon}}{\dd x_{\sigma}} - \frac{\dd g_{\mu\nu}}{\dd x_{\sigma}} \kappa^{\epsilon} \\
- \kappa_{\sigma} \{\mu\nu, \epsilon\} - \kappa_{\mu} \{\sigma\nu, \epsilon\} + g_{\mu\sigma} \{\alpha\nu, \epsilon\} \kappa^{\alpha} \\
- \kappa_{\nu} \{\mu\sigma, \epsilon\} - g_{\nu}^{\epsilon} \{\mu\sigma, \alpha\} \kappa_{\alpha}
+ \kappa^{\epsilon} [\mu\sigma, \nu]
+ g_{\mu}^{\epsilon} \kappa_{\sigma} \kappa_{\nu}
+ g_{\nu}^{\epsilon} \kappa_{\sigma} \kappa_{\mu}
- g_{\mu\nu} \kappa_{\sigma} \kappa^{\epsilon} \\
+ g_{\sigma}^{\epsilon} \kappa_{\mu} \kappa_{\nu}
+ g_{\nu}^{\epsilon} \kappa_{\mu} \kappa_{\sigma}
- g_{\sigma\nu} \kappa_{\mu} \kappa^{\epsilon}
- g_{\mu\sigma} \kappa^{\epsilon} \kappa_{\nu}
- g_{\mu\sigma} g_{\nu}^{\epsilon} \kappa^{\alpha} \kappa_{\alpha}
+ g_{\mu\sigma} \kappa_{\nu} \kappa^{\epsilon},
\Tag{(87.2)}
\end{multline*}
which is equivalent to
\[
g_{\mu}^{\epsilon}\, \frac{\dd\kappa_{\nu}}{\dd x_{\sigma}}
+ g_{\nu}^{\epsilon} (\kappa_{\mu})_{\sigma}
- g_{\mu\nu} (\kappa^{\epsilon})_{\sigma}
+ g_{\nu}^{\epsilon} \kappa_{\mu} \kappa_{\sigma}
- g_{\nu}^{\epsilon} g_{\mu\sigma} \kappa_{\alpha} \kappa^{\alpha}
+ g_{\mu\sigma} \kappa_{\nu} \kappa^{\epsilon}.
\Tag{(87.3)}
\]
[To follow this reduction let the terms in~\Eq{(87.2)} be numbered in order
from~$1$ to~$19$. It will be found that the following terms or pairs of terms are
symmetrical in $\nu$ and~$\sigma$, and therefore disappear when the expression is
completed, viz.\ $5$~and~$8$, $6$,~$11$, $12$ and $14$, $13$ and $17$,~$16$. Further $4$~and $10$
together give $-[\nu\sigma, \mu] \kappa^{\epsilon}$, which is rejected for the same reason. We combine
$2$~and $9$ to give $g_{\nu}^{\epsilon} (\kappa_{\mu})_{\sigma}$. We exchange $7$ for its counterpart $-g_{\mu\nu} \{\alpha\sigma, \epsilon\} \kappa^{\alpha}$
in the remaining half of the expression, and combine it with~$3$ to give
$-g_{\mu\nu} (\kappa^{\epsilon})_{\sigma}$.]
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