Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2026 / iii / Paper 357 / 1 / c / Solution

Differentiate the determinant using $\partial \gamma /\partial {\gamma }_{ij}=\gamma {\gamma }^{ij}$:The advection term is $\gamma {\gamma }^{ij}{\beta }^m{\partial }_m{\gamma }_{ij}={\beta }^m{\partial }_m\gamma$. The symmetrized shift-gradient term contracts to $2\gamma {\partial }_m{\beta }^m$, and the curvature term to $-2\alpha \gamma K$. Thus

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