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a) Show that in cylindrical coordinates (r, ø z) the Christoffel symbols I2 and r2 are 1 equal to

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232 I Sol: The line Element en cylindenical 1 = coordinate system is ginem by: Tas² ds²t & a q² + d2² Metric elements are.. g

21 the when we can lake a=1, all derivatives vaisties, because - 9 = 1 and all so and ax? all the so other Elements are zero

Similarly for 972 21 Re- az! an ana all the derivatine vanishes when , n=1 when, a=2 than goa ( 33 Ed from epo & . QE.D

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