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First define a manifold with local coordinates and define a metric on .
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Example 1.
Compute the inner product of two 1-forms
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Example 2.
Compute the inner products of a list of monomial 2-forms.
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Compute the inner product of a pair of 2-forms.
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Example 3.
In this example we compute the inner products of forms defined on a Lie algebra with coefficients in a representation.
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Compute the inner product of a pair of zero forms.
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Compute the inner product of a pair of 1-forms.
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Compute the length of a 2-form.
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