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Old June 17th, 2009, 04:50 AM
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Default Riemann Christoffel, cyclic properties
Verify that:

R_{nijk}+R_{njki}+R_{nkij}=0

Now it is not clear if I may assume that the space is three dimensional. If I can make this assumption then I can verify the equation (see below).

MY QUESTION: Is it possible to verify this equation for a space with more than three dimensions?




When there are only three dimensions one of the tensors is zero because two equal indices occupy either the first and second or third and fourth index. Say n=i, then the first tensor is zero and it remains to prove:
R_{ijki}+R_{ikij}=R_{ijki}+R_{ijik}=R_{ijki}-R_{ijki}=0
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