 Geodesic normal coordinates (source code)

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= Geodesic normal coordinates
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Choose an orthonormal basis of $T_pM$ and use its linear coordinates on a neighborhood of zero on which $\exp_p$ is a diffeomorphism. Transporting these coordinates through $\exp_p$ gives geodesic normal coordinates centered at $p$.

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