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Divergence of a Riemannian vector field (divg​X=∇i​Xi)

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For the Levi-Civita connection of a Riemannian metric, the divergence of X is divg​X=tr(Y↦∇Y​X). In coordinates it equals (detg)−1/2∂i​((detg)1/2Xi). On an oriented manifold it satisfies LX​ωg​=(divg​X)ωg​. The codifferential on a one-form satisfies δθ=−divg​(θ♯), where ♯ is the musical isomorphism; this follows by integration by parts or the Hodge star formula.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2012 / iii / Paper 14 / 5 / Solution

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