Show that, given two tangent vectors $V$ and $W$ of a hypersurface $Sigma$, contraction with the projection
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Show that, given two tangent vectors $V$ and $W$ of a hypersurface $\Sigma$, contraction with the projection tensor $P_{\mu u}$ reduces to a scalar product:
$$\begin{equation*}
P_{\mu u} V^{\mu} W^{u}=g_{\mu u} V^{\mu} V^{u}=V \cdot W . \tag{5.400}
\end{equation*}$$
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Mathematical Methods For Physics An Introduction To Group Theory Topology And Geometry
ISBN: 9781107191136
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Authors: Esko Keski Vakkuri, Claus Montonen, Marco Panero
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