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Graduate X.Calculating the Lie Derivative of a One-Form with Respect to a Vector Field
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Graduate Physics & Topology: Research, Books & Articles
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Graduate What Sets Homeomorphic and Isotopic Knots Apart?
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Graduate Understanding the Poincare Conjecture: A Layman's Guide
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Graduate Question about Alexander and Briggs notation
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Graduate Projective plane as quotient space of a sphere
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Graduate Deriving the Value of the Sum in {_\lim {i} \rightarrow 0}
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Graduate What are one-forms and why are they sometimes called covectors?
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Graduate An extension of the concept of a tensor field
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Graduate Symmetric Matrices and Manifolds Answer Guide
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Graduate Proving Manifold Problems in R^4: X at a Point a
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Graduate Is the neighborhood of each point on a surface always open?
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Graduate One-Form Property: Super-Commutativity vs Anti-Commutativity
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Graduate Calculate Exterior Differentials: Step-by-Step Guide
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Graduate Transform Calc on S^3 to S^2: Maifold Calculus
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Graduate Fourier transform integral in S^3 by a Hopf fibration to S^2
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Graduate Why are tangent vectors defined as equivalence classes of paths through a point?
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Graduate How Does Parametric Volume Calculation Work in Four-Dimensional Euclidean Space?
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Graduate Parallel Transport Around Triangle on Sphere: Angles Excess 180°
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Graduate How can i define Hook's Law interm of Tensor
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Graduate Atlas of Manifold: Is it Countable?
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Graduate How to show something is a tensor.
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Graduate How to deduce rot and div formulas under spherical or cylinderical coordinat
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Graduate How Does Tensor Algebra Apply in Quantum Field Theory?
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Graduate Expanding Subscripts & Putting TeX in Board Posts
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Graduate Is Projective Geometry the Ultimate Form of Kleinian Geometry?
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Graduate How can I find Va given Vo and angle A on a 3D sphere?
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Graduate Parametrization of a Moebius Strip
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Graduate Radius of curvature formula derivation
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Graduate Understanding Riemann Roch: A Summary of the Classical Proof by Riemann and Roch
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Graduate Surface Area of an N-Dimensional Sphere
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Graduate Topology Problem 1: Show A is Open in X - Munkres pg 83
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Graduate Can Mathematical Induction Prove the Finite Difference Formula for Polynomials?
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Graduate Can a 'Good Surface' Be Found for Any Continuous Vector Field?
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Graduate Solve Tangent Equation: Find A, B, & C for Ellipse
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Graduate Deriving the Implicit Equation of a Rotated Spheroid
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Graduate Plane with four corner 3-D (x,y,z)
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Graduate Is an N-Sphere Just a Solid Ball or Something More?
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Graduate Rotate Spheroid: Find Projection Outline on xy-Plane
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Graduate Orientable Manifold with Boundary
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Graduate Solving Linear Interpolation for 3-D Triangle Edges
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Graduate Topology Problem: Homeomorphism in R^n Subspaces
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Graduate Implementing a 3-Sphere Model for Molecular Dynamics Simulations
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Graduate Funny definition of dimension of a topological space
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Graduate Tensor Product of Inner Product Spaces V & W
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Graduate Flat torus embedding in euclidean space?
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Graduate Are There Unique Surfaces in R^4 but Not in R^3?
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Graduate Proving E_{ij,k} as a Tensor: A Comprehensive Explanation
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Graduate How Does Covariant Derivative Relate to Curvature in Nonabelian Gauge Fields?
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Graduate Vector parallel to our instantaneous direction of travel
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Graduate Question regarding tensors derive acceleration in polar form
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Graduate Find Center of Sheared Cylinder (x, y, z, θ)
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Graduate Got the theorem, having trouble with the proof
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Graduate Gradient in cylindrical coordinates
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Graduate Engineer becomes physicist? help me.
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Graduate Proving Determinant Function Open Mapping: nxn Matrix
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Graduate Formula for non-linear differential forms
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Graduate Smooth Surface Transformation for Gents: From One Metric to Another
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Graduate Finding the Centre of Mass and Toppling Point of a Spinning Top
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Graduate Differential Forms: What You'll Learn in Differential Geometry
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Graduate Learning Lie Groups and Manifolds: An Easy Guide with Examples
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Graduate Is the Given 4D Manifold Closed?
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Graduate Is the Angle A'ô'B' Always 90 Degrees in a Special Case?
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Graduate Quick question on Einstein Notation
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Graduate How Does Latitude Affect the Compass Angle of Sunrise?
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Graduate Hodge Duals and the Interior Product
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Graduate Is a homomorphism sending an element
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Graduate Changing coordinates mean changing one set of local coordinates
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Graduate Extension of Thurston's Geometrization Conjecture to four dimensions?
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Graduate How do scientists make sophisticated calculations in general relativity?
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Graduate Using surgeries to construct 4-manifolds of arbitrary topology
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Graduate Understanding S^2 as the Quotient of SO(3) and SO(2)
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Graduate How Do Cartesian Components Transform into Cylindrical Coordinates?
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Graduate Question on the properties of a manifold
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Graduate What is the Vectorfield X(f) for a Function f(x,y,z)?
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Graduate Solving Curvature Math Problems with Christoffel Symbols
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Graduate Proving Orthogonality of Planes and Lines in 3D Geometry
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Graduate Extrinsic and Intrinsic Curvature
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Graduate Writing tensors in a different way?
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Graduate Proof That An Infinite Dimensional Universe May Not Exist
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Graduate How to Find Functions for Constant Arc Length with Varying Amplitude and Period?
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Graduate Moments of Inertia for a right circular solid cone of mass
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Graduate Is the Definition of a Topological Space Paradoxical?
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Graduate Cross product in higher dimensions?
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Graduate Manifold Question: Tensor Analysis for Beginners
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Graduate How many lines can intersect four lines in space?
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Graduate Can Unbounded 3D Space Truly Exist?
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Graduate What do topologically stable maps mean?
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Graduate Proving Triangle Area of Curve x^2-2y^2=4 Constant
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Graduate Can Stereographic Projection from Unit Sphere to Plane be Proven as Injective?
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Graduate Tensors & Differential Geometry - What are lie groups?
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Graduate Rank 2 covariant tensors and dimesionality
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Graduate Spinor Decomposition of a tensor
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Graduate The covariant derivative of a contravariant vector
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Graduate Calculating Equation of Evolute for Catenary Curve
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Graduate Understanding Differential Geometry in Thermodynamics
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Graduate Closure of an open ball and separable space?
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Graduate Spherical geometry, some simple things
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Graduate Solutions in differential forms
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Graduate Why Doesn't Linearity of Integrals Apply to Differential Forms?
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