Riemannian metric tensor

GPTKB entity

Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkb:Metric
gptkb:Tensor
gptkbp:actsOn tangent space
gptkbp:codomain real numbers
gptkbp:component_notation g_ij
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:pseudo-Riemannian_metric
gptkbp:defines gptkb:region
gptkb:Angle
length of curves
gptkbp:domain gptkb:Riemannian_manifold
gptkbp:enables measurement of angles
measurement of areas
measurement of lengths
measurement of volumes
gptkbp:field_of differential geometry
gptkbp:generalizes Euclidean metric
gptkbp:heldBy symmetric bilinear form
(0,2)-tensor
positive-definite metric
smooth field
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Bernhard_Riemann
gptkbp:is_a_section_of symmetric 2-tensor bundle
gptkbp:is_non-degenerate true
gptkbp:is_positive-definite true
gptkbp:is_smooth true
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:general_relativity
gptkb:theoretical_physics
gptkb:topology
gptkb:Riemannian_geometry
global analysis
manifold theory
gptkbp:used_to_define geodesics
curvature
volume form
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Riemannian_geometry
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Riemannian metric tensor

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