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1. • CommentRowNumber1.
   • CommentAuthorUrs
   • CommentTimeMay 6th 2020
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   Author: Urs
   Format: MarkdownItexstated the definition $\Delta f = \star d \star d f$ and spelled out how this gives the usual component formula: $$ \begin{aligned} \star d \star d f & = \star d \star (\partial_j f) d x^j \\ & = \star d \left( \tfrac{1}{ \color{green} (D-1)! } \sqrt{ \left\vert det\big( (g_{i j}) \big) \right\vert } \, g^{ i j} (\partial_j f) \, \epsilon_{ i {\color{green} k_2 \cdots k_{D} } } d x^{ \color{green} k_2 } \wedge \cdots \wedge d x^{ \color{green} k_{D} } \right) \\ & = \star \partial_{ \color{magenta} k_1} \left( \tfrac{1}{ \color{green} (D-1)! } \sqrt{ \left\vert det\big( (g_{i j}) \big) \right\vert } \, g^{i j} (\partial_j f) \, \epsilon_{ i {\color{green} k_2 \cdots k_{D} } } d x^{ \color{magenta} k_1 } \wedge d x^{ \color{green} k_2 } \wedge \cdots \wedge d x^{ \color{green} k_{D} } \right) \\ & = \sqrt{ \left\vert det\big( (g_{i j}) \big) \right\vert } \underset{ = \det\big( (g_{i j})^{-1} \big) \delta^{ \color{magenta} k_1 }_i }{ \underbrace{ \tfrac{1}{ { \color{orange} D! } { \color{green} (D-1)! } } \epsilon_{ \color{orange} l_1 l_2 \cdots l_D } g^{ { \color{orange} l_1 } { \color{magenta} k_1 } } g^{ { \color{orange} l_2 } { \color{green} k_2 } } \cdots g^{ { \color{orange} l_D} { \color{green} k_D } } \epsilon_{ i {\color{green} k_2 \cdots k_{D} } } } } \, \partial_{ \color{magenta} k_1 } \left( \sqrt{ \left\vert det\big( (g_{i j}) \big) \right\vert } g^{i j} (\partial_j f) \right) \\ & = \frac{1}{ \sqrt{ \left\vert det\big( (g_{i j}) \big) \right\vert } } \delta^{ \color{magenta} k_1 }_i \partial_{ \color{magenta} k_1 } \left( \sqrt{ \left\vert det\big( (g_{i j}) \big) \right\vert } g^{i j} (\partial_j f) \right) \\ & = \frac{1}{ \sqrt{ \left\vert det\big( (g_{i j}) \big) \right\vert } } \partial_{i} \left( \sqrt{ \left\vert det\big( (g_{i j}) \big) \right\vert } g^{i j} (\partial_j f) \right) \end{aligned} $$ <a href="https://ncatlab.org/nlab/revision/diff/Laplace+operator/7">diff</a>, <a href="https://ncatlab.org/nlab/revision/Laplace+operator/7">v7</a>, <a href="https://ncatlab.org/nlab/show/Laplace+operator">current</a>

   stated the definition $\Delta f = \star d \star d f$ and spelled out how this gives the usual component formula:

   $$\begin{aligned} \star d \star d f & = \star d \star (\partial_j f) d x^j \\ & = \star d \left( \tfrac{1}{ \color{green} (D-1)! } \sqrt{ \left\vert det\big( (g_{i j}) \big) \right\vert } \, g^{ i j} (\partial_j f) \, \epsilon_{ i {\color{green} k_2 \cdots k_{D} } } d x^{ \color{green} k_2 } \wedge \cdots \wedge d x^{ \color{green} k_{D} } \right) \\ & = \star \partial_{ \color{magenta} k_1} \left( \tfrac{1}{ \color{green} (D-1)! } \sqrt{ \left\vert det\big( (g_{i j}) \big) \right\vert } \, g^{i j} (\partial_j f) \, \epsilon_{ i {\color{green} k_2 \cdots k_{D} } } d x^{ \color{magenta} k_1 } \wedge d x^{ \color{green} k_2 } \wedge \cdots \wedge d x^{ \color{green} k_{D} } \right) \\ & = \sqrt{ \left\vert det\big( (g_{i j}) \big) \right\vert } \underset{ = \det\big( (g_{i j})^{-1} \big) \delta^{ \color{magenta} k_1 }_i }{ \underbrace{ \tfrac{1}{ { \color{orange} D! } { \color{green} (D-1)! } } \epsilon_{ \color{orange} l_1 l_2 \cdots l_D } g^{ { \color{orange} l_1 } { \color{magenta} k_1 } } g^{ { \color{orange} l_2 } { \color{green} k_2 } } \cdots g^{ { \color{orange} l_D} { \color{green} k_D } } \epsilon_{ i {\color{green} k_2 \cdots k_{D} } } } } \, \partial_{ \color{magenta} k_1 } \left( \sqrt{ \left\vert det\big( (g_{i j}) \big) \right\vert } g^{i j} (\partial_j f) \right) \\ & = \frac{1}{ \sqrt{ \left\vert det\big( (g_{i j}) \big) \right\vert } } \delta^{ \color{magenta} k_1 }_i \partial_{ \color{magenta} k_1 } \left( \sqrt{ \left\vert det\big( (g_{i j}) \big) \right\vert } g^{i j} (\partial_j f) \right) \\ & = \frac{1}{ \sqrt{ \left\vert det\big( (g_{i j}) \big) \right\vert } } \partial_{i} \left( \sqrt{ \left\vert det\big( (g_{i j}) \big) \right\vert } g^{i j} (\partial_j f) \right) \end{aligned}$$

   diff, v7, current

2. • CommentRowNumber2.
   • CommentAuthorDavid_Corfield
   • CommentTimeMay 6th 2020
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   Author: David_Corfield
   Format: MarkdownItexI always forget we have these colour effects: ${\bgcolor{red} a}$ ${\color{green} b}$ ${\bgcolor{green} \color{red} c}$

   I always forget we have these colour effects:

   ${\bgcolor{red} a}$

   ${\color{green} b}$

   ${\bgcolor{green} \color{red} c}$

3. • CommentRowNumber3.
   • CommentAuthorUrs
   • CommentTimeMay 6th 2020
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   Author: Urs
   Format: MarkdownItexAh, thanks for reminding me that there is the background color option, too: `\bgcolor`. Maybe that can be put to use...

   Ah, thanks for reminding me that there is the background color option, too: \bgcolor. Maybe that can be put to use…