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In this chapter a new sort of differentiation, called covariant differentiation, will be introduced. The new concept will prove to be of fundamental importance, making it possible to formulate coordinate invariant mathematical expressions for the laws of nature.
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Grøn, Ø., Næss, A. (2011). Covariant differentiation. In: Einstein's Theory. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0706-5_7
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