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Lie derivative of an affine connection

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The Lie derivative of a connection is the tensor
(LX​∇)Y​Z=LX​(∇Y​Z)−∇LX​Y​Z−∇Y​(LX​Z).
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An isometry preserves the Levi-Civita connection, so LK​∇=0 for a Killing vector field.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2026 / iii / Paper 309 / 1 / b / Solution

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