Connection (mathematics)

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:defines curvature
torsion
gptkbp:enables parallel transport
covariant differentiation
gptkbp:field differential geometry
mathematical physics
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Christoffel_symbols
connection form
covariant derivative
connection 1-form
gptkbp:generalizes directional derivative
ordinary derivative
gptkbp:hasApplication gptkb:algebraic_geometry
gptkb:gauge_theory
gptkb:general_relativity
gptkb:theoretical_physics
gptkb:Kähler_geometry
gptkb:string_theory
gptkb:Yang-Mills_theory
bundle theory
differential topology
symplectic geometry
complex geometry
complex manifolds
spin geometry
holonomy theory
gptkbp:hasProperty linearity
Leibniz rule
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Connection (mathematics)
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Weyl_connection
gptkb:Bismut_connection
gptkb:Cartan_connection
gptkb:Chern_connection
Levi-Civita connection
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Cartan_connection
principal bundle
vector bundle
Levi-Civita connection
affine connection
Ehresmann connection
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Tullio_Levi-Civita
gptkb:Élie_Cartan
gptkb:Charles_Ehresmann
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:gauge_theory
gptkb:general_relativity
gptkb:Riemannian_geometry
fiber bundle theory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Holonomy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6