Levi-Civita connection

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:networking
gptkbp:can_be_computed_using Christoffel symbols
gptkbp:defined_on Riemannian manifold
gptkbp:developed_by the metric tensor
the Laplace-Beltrami operator
gptkbp:has_natural_feature given a Riemannian metric
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Levi-Civita connection
gptkbp:importance generalized coordinates
gptkbp:is_a_crucial_concept_in the analysis of differential forms
gptkbp:is_a_foundation_for modern geometry
gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of the connection theory
the formulation of physical theories
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in geometric structures
geometric properties of manifolds
gptkbp:is_applicable_to pseudo-Riemannian manifolds
gptkbp:is_associated_with geodesics
the notion of curvature in physics
gptkbp:is_compatible_with Riemannian metric
gptkbp:is_connected_to gptkb:Einstein's_field_equations
the study of symplectic geometry
gptkbp:is_critical_for mathematical physics
gptkbp:is_defined_by metric compatibility and torsion-free condition
gptkbp:is_described_as parallel transport
differential equations on manifolds
the covariant derivative
gptkbp:is_essential_for Riemannian geometry
geometric analysis
geometric flows
the structure of spacetime
gptkbp:is_essential_for_the_study_of geometric topology
gptkbp:is_explored_in the properties of vector fields
gptkbp:is_fundamental_to gptkb:Physics
the calculus of variations
the theory of connections and curvature.
gptkbp:is_involved_in the study of curvature
gptkbp:is_related_to curvature tensor
the concept of parallelism
the concept of geodesic completeness
the concept of affine transformations
affine structures
gptkbp:is_significant_for the study of manifolds
gptkbp:is_studied_for the behavior of curves on manifolds
gptkbp:is_studied_in theoretical mathematics
gptkbp:is_symmetric gptkb:true
gptkbp:is_torsion-free gptkb:true
gptkbp:is_used_in gptkb:general_relativity
gptkbp:is_used_in_calculations_of geodesic equations
gptkbp:is_used_in_the_formulation_of the geodesic deviation equation
gptkbp:is_utilized_in numerical relativity
gptkbp:is_utilized_in_the_study_of dynamical systems
gptkbp:key_concept differential geometry
gptkbp:key_feature the theory of relativity
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:Tullio_Levi-Civita
gptkbp:preserved_by inner product
gptkbp:topics mathematical literature
gptkbp:type_of affine connection
metric connection
gptkbp:was_involved_in Levi-Civita derivative
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gregorio_Ricci-Curbastro
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7