Solution

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Write for the induced metric and lower the shift vector with it, . In the stated negative-shift convention the four-dimensional components and inverse components are
Multiplying the given future unit normal by this metric tensor gives . In particular the tangential normal components vanish, but their covariant derivatives do not:
The relevant Christoffel symbol is
For the second equality, the last parenthesis is , so its contraction subtracts the two spatial connection terms in the symmetrized derivative of . Therefore
This is extrinsic curvature with a negative shift. Both the future-normal orientation and the definition matter: replacing the threading by reverses the shift terms. The spatial induced metric is generally a function of time as well as position; restricting it to time-independent data would simply make the displayed time derivative vanish.

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