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Consider the plane in plane polar coordinates (r, ø). Let's write the radial basis vector A = (1,0) to cut down on notation a bit. The Christoffel symbols are given

in Hartle's Example 8.3. (a) Compute all four components of V;Aj. (b) Draw some pictures like the ones in class and check them against your results. Just verify which components are positive, negative, or zero.

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