Riemannian normal coordinates
GPTKB entity
Statements (13)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
coordinate system
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| gptkbp:application |
simplifies local computations on manifolds
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| gptkbp:centeredIn |
point on a Riemannian manifold
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| gptkbp:field |
differential geometry
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Riemannian normal coordinates
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| gptkbp:introduced |
gptkb:Bernhard_Riemann
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| gptkbp:property |
Christoffel symbols vanish at the center
geodesics through the center are straight lines metric tensor at the center equals the Euclidean metric |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
exponential map
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| gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:Riemannian_geometry
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Riemannian_geometry
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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