the exterior derivative extends the concept of the differential of a function to differential forms of higher degree. The exterior derivative was first... 21 KB (3,084 words) - 10:08, 9 April 2024 |
field of differential geometry, the exterior covariant derivative is an extension of the notion of exterior derivative to the setting of a differentiable... 19 KB (2,801 words) - 18:45, 26 January 2024 |
Differential form (redirect from Exterior differential form) property reflects the orientation of the domain of integration. The exterior derivative is an operation on differential forms that, given a k-form φ {\displaystyle... 66 KB (9,950 words) - 14:18, 10 February 2024 |
Lie derivative commutes with contraction and the exterior derivative on differential forms. Although there are many concepts of taking a derivative in... 35 KB (6,714 words) - 08:50, 8 April 2024 |
In mathematics, the total derivative of a function f at a point is the best linear approximation near this point of the function with respect to its arguments... 15 KB (2,711 words) - 10:59, 8 December 2023 |
-1 derivation on the exterior algebra defined by contraction with a vector field), the exterior derivative and the Lie derivative form a Lie superalgebra... 23 KB (3,555 words) - 03:28, 7 April 2024 |
Generalized Stokes theorem (redirect from Fundamental theorem of exterior calculus) manifold Ω {\displaystyle \Omega } is equal to the integral of its exterior derivative d ω {\displaystyle d\omega } over the whole of Ω {\displaystyle \Omega... 35 KB (4,830 words) - 19:24, 11 April 2024 |
The derivative is a fundamental tool of calculus that quantifies the sensitivity of change of a function's output with respect to its input. The derivative... 55 KB (7,184 words) - 21:07, 17 April 2024 |
Geometric calculus (redirect from Multivector derivative) Unlike the vector derivative, neither the interior derivative operator nor the exterior derivative operator is invertible. The derivative with respect to... 16 KB (3,339 words) - 14:27, 2 October 2023 |
In mathematics, a partial derivative of a function of several variables is its derivative with respect to one of those variables, with the others held... 24 KB (4,152 words) - 20:50, 8 May 2024 |
the covariant derivative is a way of specifying a derivative along tangent vectors of a manifold. Alternatively, the covariant derivative is a way of introducing... 36 KB (6,354 words) - 20:38, 2 May 2024 |
Interior product (redirect from Inner derivative) the exterior derivative d , {\displaystyle d,} which has the property d ∘ d = 0. {\displaystyle d\circ d=0.} The interior product relates the exterior derivative... 5 KB (833 words) - 15:54, 20 February 2024 |
Ricci calculus (section Exterior derivative) product rule. The Lie derivative is another derivative that is covariant under basis transformations. Like the exterior derivative, it does not depend on... 43 KB (6,872 words) - 18:52, 6 May 2024 |
Gradient (category Generalizations of the derivative) total differential or exterior derivative of f {\displaystyle f} and is an example of a differential 1-form. Much as the derivative of a function of a single... 35 KB (5,360 words) - 11:16, 8 May 2024 |
the definition of the codifferential as the Hodge adjoint of the exterior derivative, leading to the Laplace–de Rham operator. This generalizes the case... 42 KB (6,823 words) - 01:37, 2 May 2024 |
vector to M at p, then the directional derivative of f along v, denoted variously as df(v) (see Exterior derivative), ∇ v f ( p ) {\displaystyle \nabla _{\mathbf... 22 KB (4,795 words) - 18:40, 26 January 2024 |
electromagnetic tensor, conventionally labelled F, is defined as the exterior derivative of the electromagnetic four-potential, A, a differential 1-form:... 16 KB (2,790 words) - 17:05, 30 March 2024 |
an exterior covariant derivative d ∇ : Ω r ( E ) → Ω r + 1 ( E ) . {\displaystyle d_{\nabla }:\Omega ^{r}(E)\to \Omega ^{r+1}(E).} This exterior covariant... 45 KB (8,655 words) - 16:51, 16 April 2024 |
Differentiable manifold (section Exterior derivative) theorem—generalize to a theorem (also called Stokes' theorem) relating the exterior derivative and integration over submanifolds. Differentiable functions between... 67 KB (9,509 words) - 13:12, 2 October 2023 |
complex of differential forms on some smooth manifold M, with the exterior derivative as the differential: 0 → Ω 0 ( M ) → d Ω 1 ( M ) → d Ω 2... 19 KB (2,921 words) - 02:41, 6 May 2024 |
computing derivatives of functions Exterior calculus identities Exterior derivative – Operation on differential forms List of limits Table of derivatives – Rules... 31 KB (4,999 words) - 19:33, 1 May 2024 |
Connection form (redirect from Exterior connection) basis, the connection form transforms in a manner that involves the exterior derivative of the transition functions, in much the same way as the Christoffel... 27 KB (4,526 words) - 18:51, 30 December 2023 |
space V there is a natural exterior derivative on the space of V-valued forms. This is just the ordinary exterior derivative acting component-wise relative... 13 KB (2,253 words) - 22:50, 21 September 2021 |
covariant derivative. Alternatively, the operator can be generalized to operate on differential forms using the divergence and exterior derivative. The resulting... 20 KB (3,336 words) - 19:52, 26 October 2023 |
differential form α whose exterior derivative is zero (dα = 0), and an exact form is a differential form, α, that is the exterior derivative of another differential... 13 KB (2,228 words) - 18:37, 5 May 2024 |
Leibniz integral rule (redirect from Derivative of Riemann integral) dxω is the exterior derivative of ω with respect to the space variables only and ω ˙ {\displaystyle {\dot {\omega }}} is the time derivative of ω. If we... 52 KB (11,107 words) - 03:32, 30 April 2024 |
boundary ∂M of an n-dimensional manifold M to the integral of dω (the exterior derivative of ω, and a differential n-form on M) over M itself: ∫ M d ω = ∫... 5 KB (663 words) - 04:58, 5 February 2024 |