Einstein summation convention
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| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:mathematical_concept
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| gptkbp:alternativeTo |
explicit summation notation
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
indices in mathematical expressions
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| gptkbp:commonIn |
gptkb:theoretical_physics
differential geometry |
| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:mathematics
physics |
| gptkbp:hasRule |
repeated index implies summation
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Einstein summation convention
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| gptkbp:introducedIn |
1916
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| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Albert_Einstein
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| gptkbp:notation |
implicit summation
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| gptkbp:purpose |
simplify expressions involving sums over indices
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| gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:general_relativity
tensor calculus |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Albert_Einstein
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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