Tensor[ProjectiveCurvatureTensor] - calculate the Weyl projective curvature tensor of a connection on the tangent bundle
Calling Sequences
ProjectiveCurvature(g)
ProjectiveCurvature(C)
ProjectiveCurvature(R)
Parameters
g - the metric tensor on the tangent bundle of a manifold
C - a connection on the tangent bundle of a manifold
R - the curvature tensor of a connection on the tangent bundle of a manifold
Description
Examples
Let be a connection on the tangent bundle of a manifold of dimension Let the curvature tensor of be and the Ricci tensor of be . The Weyl projective curvature of is the tensor of type given by
With the first calling sequence the projective curvature tensor of the Christoffel connection of the metric g is computed. With the second calling sequence, the projective curvature tensor is computed directly from the given connection. With the third calling sequence, the projective curvature tensor is computed directly from the given curvature tensor.
This command is part of the DifferentialGeometry:-Tensor package, and so can be used in the form ProjectiveCurvature(...) only after executing the command with(DifferentialGeometry) and with(Tensor) in that order. It can always be used in the long form DifferentialGeometry:-Tensor:-ProjectiveCurvature.
Example 1.
Compute the projective curvature of a metric.
Example 2.
Compute the projective curvature of a connection.
Example 3.
Compute the projective curvature from a given curvature tensor.
See Also
DifferentialGeometry
CurvatureTensor
RicciTensor
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