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Graduate 16 different spherical coordinate systems
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Graduate Need the parametric equation of a circle perpendicular to a vector.
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Graduate Is There a Limit to the Possible Metrics on a Riemannian Manifold?
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Graduate Scaling and Translation Invariance
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Graduate How can we represent tensors in conformal model?
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Graduate Geometrical meaning of spectrum in algebraic geometry
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Graduate Reading Analysis on Manifolds by Munkres
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Graduate What are the names of surfaces that are tangent to a vector field?
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Graduate The kelin bottle and the projective plane
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Graduate Finite Metric Space Imbedding in Manifolds
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Graduate Why is |dt| Equal to dφ in the Frenet-Serret Formula?
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Graduate If a set A is both open and closed then it is R(set of real numbers)
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Graduate Defining the Cup Product in Cubular Homology Theory
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Graduate Comparing C^2 to R^4: Complex Lines vs Real Planes
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Graduate Compactness of V in Minkowski Space: A Question
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Graduate Finding middle group in short exact sequence
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Graduate Weird singularities/cylindrical & spherical coordinates
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Graduate Orthonormal Frame: is $\nabla_{e_1}e_j$ 0 if i≠j?
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Graduate Finding Dual Space Coordinates for Projective Geometry Points
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Graduate 4-Manifolds and Kirby Calculus by Gompf.
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Graduate Maximal Exterior product of Tangent space
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Graduate Are there operators that change the curvature of manifolds?
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Graduate Can you explain the geometric interpretation of the Levi-Civita connection?
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Graduate Can 5-Dimensional Objects Exist Without 4-Dimensional Surfaces?
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Graduate Why Does dS Space Have a (4+1) Signature?
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Graduate For professionals - differential geometry
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Graduate Integration/Differentiation on abstract spaces
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Graduate Misunderstanding of isomorphism and automorphism
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Graduate Curl of - \frac{1}{\rho} \vec \nabla p
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Graduate Differential Topology: Essential Concepts Explained
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Graduate Understanding Index Notation: Multiplying Vectors & Tensors
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Graduate Equation of a Curve in R3 with Constant Inclination: Need Help!
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Graduate Geodesic deviation & Jacobi Equation
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Graduate Edwin Spanier Algebraic Topology difficulty?
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Graduate What Are Standard Ways to Define Topology on Function Spaces?
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Graduate Deciding Between DG & PDE Graduate Math Classes
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Graduate Convergence in a Discrete Metric Space - What Does It Mean?
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Graduate Real Line Intervals as Closed, Bounded Non-Compact Spaces
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Graduate Is the Collection of Rational Balls a Basis for the Euclidean Topology on R^n?
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Graduate How Can You Determine the Radius of Curvature Without Knowing R?
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Graduate Geometric algebra vs. differential forms
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Graduate Let omega=x dx+y dy+z dz be a 1-form
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Graduate Frobenius' Theorem: Characterization & Proof Difficulty
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Graduate Covariant derivative in polar coordinates
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Graduate Semigeodesic parameterization I am a little confused
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Graduate Proving del_X(Y)=0.5[X,Y] in Lie Group Geometry
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Graduate Proof of Epstein Gage Lemma: Aditya Tatu
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Graduate Can someone help me solve these problems
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Graduate What Does It Mean for a Function to Be Continuous on a Curve?
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Graduate Geodesic in plane when metric depends on single variable?
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Graduate What Does 'To Lowest Order' Mean in the Derivation of Riemann Curvature Tensor?
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Graduate Product Space: Example of Unrestricted Open Set Not Open in Product Topology
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Graduate Convergent Filter Base and Continuous Function
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Graduate Why is compactness important in topology?
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Graduate How Can a Function Be a Submersion on Manifolds Without Forming a Fiber Bundle?
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Graduate Is it possible to flatten the metric on a sphere?
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Graduate Can a Wild Metric on a 2D Disc Prevent Isometric Embedding in R^3?
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Graduate Why is the subspace topology on RP^n difficult to grasp?
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Graduate Another manifold definition deficiency?
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Graduate Integrating Tensor on Riemannian 2-Manifold at Point p
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Graduate Proving a Theorem on Point-Set Topology
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Graduate Lie Theory Question: Eigenvalues of Adjoint Action of H on \mathfrak{g}
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Graduate Calculating surface normal vector
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Graduate Prove that the bth projection map is continuous and open.
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Graduate Is the direct sum of two circles a covering set for the circle?
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Graduate Proving the Circle's Connectedness Using Projection and Open Covers
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Graduate Finding the Centroid of a Spherical Crescent
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Graduate Is a mixed second rank tensor reducible?
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Graduate Vector Analysis: Introduction to Tensor Notation and Index Conventions
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Graduate Can a Random Curve in R^n be C1 and Differentiable?
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Graduate Exploring the Small Slope Approximation in Curvature and Higher Derivatives
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Graduate Antisymmetrization leads to an identically vanishing tensor
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Graduate Problem on seperable banach spaces
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Graduate Helical Pathway Movement Using Vectors, Spherical & Cylindrical Coordinates
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Graduate Least Upper Bound: Definition & Subbase
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Graduate Complete Norm on M_n(R): Questions & Hints
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Graduate Challenging Problem (Equivalent Metrics)
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Graduate What Is the Exponential Map for a Manifold?
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Graduate Clarifying Open Sets in Topological Spaces - Help for Confusion
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Graduate Does This Infinitesimal Mapping Transformation Look Correct?
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Graduate Normed and topological vector spaces
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Graduate Structure constants of a group antisymmetric?
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Graduate Is There a Connected Union of Open Balls in a Metric Space?
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Graduate Cartesian coordinates vs. The rest of the world?
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Graduate Is Point M on the Circumscribed Circle of Square ABCD?
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Graduate What are the consequences of weak and weak* convergence in functional analysis?
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Graduate Elliptic Cylindrical Coordinates
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Graduate Representations of the Fundamental Group
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Graduate Unraveling Tensor Notation: Extracting Equations
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Graduate Question about topological manifolds
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Graduate Prove that x^4+y^4=1 is a manifold
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Graduate Seeking the Shortest Closed Curve in a Homology Class
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Graduate Mathematical Definition of Tensor?
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Graduate What Patterns Emerge When Visualizing Infinity on Non-Flat Surfaces?
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Graduate Contraction distributive property in GA
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Graduate Prove 1+1=2 using trigonometric functions
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Graduate Trying to understand isotropic vectors.
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Graduate What is the 'Push-Forward' Function f_{*}g?
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Graduate Deriving Lemniscate Locus Equation: Is It a Typo?
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Graduate Trisecting angles in an alternate topology
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