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Metric Solves Grav. Gauss' Law (2/2)


  1. Write out the definition of the Christoffel symbol of the second kind:
  2. Static, so . Diagonal, so .
  3. Write out in terms of the components:
  4. This is the singular 1/R solution to the Poisson equation with canceling exponentials.

A physically-relevant, dynamic metric solves the GEM field equations.


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