🧄Transformation of the Inverse Metric Tensor
This is accomplished by starting with the fundamental definition of the inverse metric tensor in terms of the dual basis vectors, . By substituting the known transformation law for these vectors under a coordinate change, the derivation shows that the components in the new coordinate system, , are related to the original components by the specific tensor transformation law: . This result, with its two partial derivative terms in the numerator, is the hallmark of a contravariant tensor and proves the desired property.
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