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- | ==== Cartan' | + | ===== Cartan' |
Pick any **Orthonormal Frame ** $X_\alpha$ of $TM$, and choose its dual frame $\theta^\alpha$ of $T^*M$. Introduce a collection of 1-forms using covariant derivatives | Pick any **Orthonormal Frame ** $X_\alpha$ of $TM$, and choose its dual frame $\theta^\alpha$ of $T^*M$. Introduce a collection of 1-forms using covariant derivatives | ||
$$ \nabla X_\alpha = \omega_\alpha^\beta X_\beta $$ | $$ \nabla X_\alpha = \omega_\alpha^\beta X_\beta $$ | ||
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$$ [X_\gamma, X_\sigma] = \nabla_{X_\gamma} X_\sigma - \nabla_{X_\sigma} X_\gamma = \omega_\sigma^\beta(X_\gamma) X_\beta - \omega_\gamma^\beta(X_\sigma) X_\beta$$ | $$ [X_\gamma, X_\sigma] = \nabla_{X_\gamma} X_\sigma - \nabla_{X_\sigma} X_\gamma = \omega_\sigma^\beta(X_\gamma) X_\beta - \omega_\gamma^\beta(X_\sigma) X_\beta$$ | ||
Hence | Hence | ||
- | $$- \theta^{\alpha}([X_\gamma, | + | $$LHS = - \theta^{\alpha}([X_\gamma, |
And on RHS | And on RHS | ||
$$RHS = \theta^\beta \wedge \omega_\beta^\alpha ( X_\gamma, X_\sigma) = \theta^\beta(X_\gamma)\omega_\beta^\alpha(X_\sigma) - \theta^\beta(X_\sigma)\omega_\beta^\alpha(X_\gamma)= \omega_\gamma^\alpha(X_\sigma) - \omega_\sigma^\alpha(X_\gamma)$$ | $$RHS = \theta^\beta \wedge \omega_\beta^\alpha ( X_\gamma, X_\sigma) = \theta^\beta(X_\gamma)\omega_\beta^\alpha(X_\sigma) - \theta^\beta(X_\sigma)\omega_\beta^\alpha(X_\gamma)= \omega_\gamma^\alpha(X_\sigma) - \omega_\sigma^\alpha(X_\gamma)$$ | ||
+ | How to interpret this $\omega^\alpha_\beta$? | ||
+ | of $E$, so we have a local trivial connection $d$, it acts on local section $u \In \Gamma(U, TM)$ as | ||
+ | $$u = u^\alpha X_\alpha, \quad d(u) = d(u^\alpha) \otimes X_\alpha \in \Omega^1(U, TM) $$ | ||
+ | That is, $d X_\alpha = 0$, $d$ views $X_\alpha$ as constant section. Thus | ||
+ | $$ \nabla = d + A $$ | ||
+ | where $A$ is a matrix valued (or $End(TM)$ valued) 1-form, we get | ||
+ | $$ \nabla X_\alpha = A (X_\alpha) = \omega_\alpha^\beta X_\beta $$ | ||
+ | $A$ is valued not just in $End(E)$, but in $\mathfrak{so}(E)$, | ||
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+ | Given this understanding, | ||
+ | $$ R^\alpha_\beta = d \omega^\alpha_\beta + \omega^\alpha_\gamma \wedge \omega^\gamma_\beta. $$ | ||
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+ | ==== Application: | ||
+ | Suppose we have coordinate that looks like the following | ||
+ | $$ g_{ij} = h_i^2 \delta_{ij} $$ | ||
+ | then, we may choose the orthonormal frame $X_i$ as (no summation of repeated indices here) | ||
+ | $$X_i = \frac{1}{h_i} \d_{x^i}, \theta^i = h_i dx^i $$ | ||
+ | Then, we can get $\omega_i^j$ by solving | ||
+ | $$ d \theta^i = d(h_i) \wedge dx^i $$ | ||
+ | Now, one need to figure out what is $\omega_i^j$ in each specific cases. Once that is done, one can easily get the curvature. | ||
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+ | ===== Aside: Ehresmann connection, Connection on Principal Bundle ===== | ||
+ | Another more geometric notion of connection is called Ehresmann connection, it applies to fiber bundle. Let $\pi: E \to M$ be a fiber bundle. A connection is a splitting of | ||
+ | $$T_p E = T_p E_h \oplus T_p E_v $$ | ||
+ | where $h$ stands for horizontal and $v$ for vertical. $TE_v$ is canonical, it is the tangent space to the fiber. $T_p E_h$ contains information. | ||
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+ | If $P$ is a principal $G$-bundle, then we want the choice of horizontal subspace to be invariant under the (right) action of $G$. | ||
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+ | Parallel transport along a path $\gamma: [0,1] \to M$ on $M$ gives a diffeomorphism | ||
+ | $$ P_\gamma: E_{\gamma(0)} \to E_{\gamma(1)}. $$ | ||
+ | In the case of $G$-bundle, this diffeomorphism commute with the right $G$-action on the fiber. | ||
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+ | If $V$ is a represenation of $G$, we may form the associated bundle $P \times_G V$, where each fiber over $b \in M$ is $$ P_b \times_G V = \{ (p , v) \in P_b \times V \} / (p g, v) \sim (p, g \cdot v) \cong V $$ | ||
+ | since $G$ acts on $P_b$ freely and transitively ($P_b$ is said to be a $G$-torsor). Then, $P_\gamma$ also induces parallel transport on $P \times_G V$. | ||
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