Luongo Messages 119 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Sep 13, 2009 #1 [tex]\oint[/tex] what's the difference?
slider142 Messages 1,016 Reaction score 72 Sep 13, 2009 #2 This is a symbol usually used to denote a line integral over a closed curve (a curve homeomorphic to the circle, hence the circle symbol), but it can also be used for an integral over a closed manifold in more general circumstances.
This is a symbol usually used to denote a line integral over a closed curve (a curve homeomorphic to the circle, hence the circle symbol), but it can also be used for an integral over a closed manifold in more general circumstances.