Riemannian Geometry Part 4

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Riemannian Geometry Part 4

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Problem 6.110 Let $M$ be a $C^{\infty}$ manifold equipped with a linear connection $\nabla$. Let $\left\{X_{1}, \ldots, X_{n}\right\}$ be a basis of $T_{p} M$, and $\left\{\theta^{1}, \ldots, \theta^{n}\right\}$ its dual basis. The divergence of $Z \in \mathfrak{X}(M)$ is defined by $$ (\operatorname{div} Z)(p)=\sum_{i} \theta^{i}\left(\nabla_{X_{i}} Z\right) $$ (i) Prove that $(\operatorname{div} Z)(p)$ does not depend on the chosen basis. (ii) Show that the divergence of a $C^{\infty}$ field on $\mathbb{R}^{3}$ is the same as the definition given in Advanced Calculus.
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PM. Gadea et al., Analysis and Algebra on Differentiable Manifolds,. Problem Books in Mathematics

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