User Tools

Site Tools


math214:02-14

Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

Link to this comparison view

math214:02-14 [2020/02/14 09:06]
pzhou created
math214:02-14 [2020/02/19 01:27] (current)
pzhou [Covector Fields (Differential 1-form)]
Line 40: Line 40:
 ==== Covector Fields (Differential 1-form) ==== ==== Covector Fields (Differential 1-form) ====
 Recall how we define smooth vector field over $M$: it is an assignment $p \mapsto X(p) \in T_p M$ for $p \in M$, such that if we write it in coordinate patch $(U, (x_i))$, we have Recall how we define smooth vector field over $M$: it is an assignment $p \mapsto X(p) \in T_p M$ for $p \in M$, such that if we write it in coordinate patch $(U, (x_i))$, we have
-$$ X(p) = \sum_i X(p)^i \pa_i $$+$$ X(p) = \sum_i X(p)^i \d_i $$
 where $X(p)^i:U \to \R$ are smooth functions.  where $X(p)^i:U \to \R$ are smooth functions. 
  
math214/02-14.1581699965.txt.gz · Last modified: 2020/02/14 09:06 by pzhou