Geodesic equation (GR)

Layer 1 — Physicsin the relativity subtree

Equation of motion of a free particle in curved spacetime: ẍ^μ + Γ^μ_{αβ} ẋ^α ẋ^β = 0. Reduces to Newton's 2nd law in the weak-field slow-motion limit.

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