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namevector fieldcovector field
interpretationvectors parametrized by location, velocitiescovectors 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 problemSolve 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
interpretationtrajectory of the particlework over any path