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I'm trying to calculate a Christoffel symbol, but I'm stuck on showing that $$\frac{\partial(e^{2A})}{\partial r}=2e^{2A}\frac{\partial A}{\partial r}\ ? $$

Nice easy steps would be much appreciated.

Thank you

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What exactly is the problem? This is the chain rule. Assumming $A = A(r)$, $A$ is differentiable w.r. to $r$ and $e^x$ is the common exponential function. – user20266 Dec 5 '11 at 18:40
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@Peter4075: Good! Then you've got it! Just take $u=2A$ in your case. You will have $du/dr=2 dA/dr$, and that's all there is to it. – Hans Lundmark Dec 5 '11 at 19:23
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Dumb question: Is this a matrix exponential? Is that why you're worried? Best, – Dylan Moreland Dec 5 '11 at 20:32
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Another dumb question then: how come you're calculating Christoffel symbols...? No offence, but that sounds quite advanced if you're having trouble with the chain rule. (P.S. For messages to another user, put "@" before the user name, and they will get notification in their inbox at the upper left of the page.) – Hans Lundmark Dec 5 '11 at 21:41
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And by the way: perhaps if you write $u=A(r)$ it's easier to see why $r$ is the variable to differentiate with respect to; $A(r)$ just symbolizes any function of $r$, like $A(r)=r^5$ in the example. – Hans Lundmark Dec 5 '11 at 21:43
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