Riemann curvature tensor

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:appearsIn gptkb:Einstein_field_equations
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:Einstein_tensor
gptkb:Weyl_tensor
gptkb:Jacobi_equation
gptkb:curvature_endomorphism
gptkb:holonomy_group
gptkb:Ricci_tensor
geodesic deviation equation
scalar curvature
sectional curvature
curvature 2-form
curvature algebra
curvature class
curvature form
curvature function
curvature invariant
curvature map
curvature operator
curvature scalar
curvature structure
curvature tensor field
gptkbp:componentNotation R^l_{ijk}
R_{ijkl}
gptkbp:describes curvature of a Riemannian manifold
gptkbp:dimensions depends on manifold dimension
gptkbp:expressedIn gptkb:Christoffel_symbols
gptkbp:field differential geometry
gptkbp:firstDefined 19th century
gptkbp:generalizes Gaussian curvature
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Riemann curvature tensor
gptkbp:isZeroFor gptkb:Euclidean_space
locally isometric spaces to Euclidean space
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Bernhard_Riemann
gptkbp:notation Riem
gptkbp:rank (0,4) tensor
(1,3) tensor
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Weyl_tensor
Ricci curvature
scalar curvature
gptkbp:satisfies gptkb:Bianchi_identities
gptkbp:symmetry antisymmetric in first two indices
antisymmetric in last two indices
symmetric under exchange of first and last pair of indices
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:general_relativity
gptkb:Riemannian_geometry
pseudo-Riemannian geometry
gptkbp:vanishes_for flat manifolds
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ricci_tensor
gptkb:Riemannian_geometry
gptkb:Riemannian_manifold
gptkb:Bernhard_Riemann
gptkb:General_relativity
gptkb:Ricci_scalar
gptkb:Differential_geometry
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5