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Jump to navigationJump to searchname | vector field | covector field |
interpretation | vectors parametrized by location, velocities | covectors parametrized by location |
definition | $ψ_1:M\to V$ | $ϕ_1:M\to V^∗$ |
exponents | $ψ_1(a)\in [a,V_a]=[a,[V^∗_a,R]]=[a\times V^∗_a,R]$ | $\phi_1(a)\in [a,V^∗_a]=[a,[V_a,R]]=[a\times V_a,R]$ |
dual definition | $\psi_1:M\times V^∗\to R$ | $\phi_1:M\times V\to R$ |
calculus problem | Solve the ODE: find a curve $p_1$ in $M$ such that $p'_1(t)=\psi_1(p_1(t)),p_1(0)=a\in M$ | Evaluate the integral for any curve $p_1$ in $M:q^1(p_1)=\int _{p_1}\Phi^1 =\int _0^1\Phi^1(p_1(t),p'_1(t))dt$ |
solution | $p_1\in C_1(M)$, a chain | $q_1\in C^1(M)$, a cochain |
interpretation | trajectory of the particle | work over any path |