Connection (vector bundle)
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connection-vector-bundle-185-560800
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Connection (vector bundle)
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In mathematics, and especially differential geometry and gauge theory, a connection on a fiber bundle is a device that defines a notion of parallel transport on the bundle; that is, a way to "connect" or identify fibers over nearby points. The most common case is that of a linear connection on a vector bundle, for which the notion of parallel transport must be linear. A linear connection is equivalently specified by a covariant derivative, an operator that differentiates sections of the bundle a
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Defines a notion of parallel transport on a bundle
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connection_(vector_bundle)
date created:
2003-12-07T10:50:16Z
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2024-09-07T16:16:43Z
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