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Tensors, Differential Geometry, Manifolds
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-.. note:: Most of this content is based on a 2002 Caltech course taught by
- Kip Thorn [PH237]_
+Most of this content is based on a 2002 Caltech course taught by Kip Thorn (PH237).
On a manifold, only "short" vectors exist. Longer vectors are in a space tangent to the manifold.
-There are points (:m:`$P$`), separation vectors (:m:`$\Delta \vector P$`),
+There are points ($P$), separation vectors ($\Delta \vector P$),
curves (:m:`$Q(\zeta)$`), tangent vectors (:m:`$\delta P / \delta \zeta \equiv
\lim_{\Delta \zeta \rightarrow 0} \frac{ \vector{ Q(\zeta+\delta \zeta) -
Q(\zeta) } }{\delta \zeta}$`)