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A connection on TM is a metric connection for g if for all smooth vector fields X,Y,Z,
X(g(Y,Z))=g(∇X​Y,Z)+g(Y,∇X​Z).​
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Equivalently, its induced covariant derivative of the metric satisfies ∇g=0. This is also called a metric-compatible connection.

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