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The surface gradient of a function defined on a surface $\Gamma \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ is defined $$\nabla_{\Gamma} f = \nabla f - (\nabla f \cdot N)N$$ where $N$ is the unit normal on $\Gamma.$

How do I obtain this from the covariant derivative operator $\nabla_X Y$?

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