 Euclidean metric

The Euclidean metric is the constant Riemannian metric on ${\mathbb{R}}^n$ given in Cartesian coordinates by $g={\sum }_i(d{x}^i{)}^2$. Its Levi-Civita connection has zero Christoffel symbols in those coordinates, so it is flat and its geodesics are straight lines. The Euclidean norm is the pointwise length determined by this metric.