Examples of using Metric tensor in English and their translations into French
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Contravariant indices can be turned into covariant indices by contracting with the metric tensor.
Quality of mesh elements determined with a size specification map given through a metric tensor.
The equation for this operator requires the inverse of the metric tensor g and its determinant.
Now, let's see the components of w in the new basis without using the metric tensor.
is the metric tensor describing a two-dimensional surface of constant negative curvature.
In general relativity, the universe is described as a Riemannian manifold associated to a metric tensor solution of Einstein's field equations.
Employing the metric tensor which describes Minkowski space:,{\displaystyle\left,}
The geodesics for this metric tensor are circular arcs perpendicular to the real axis(half-circles whose origin is on the real axis)
That is THE big advantage of tensors: no need to take into account each change of basis individually, we only have to consider a set or class of such changes thanks to the metric tensor!
the one-to-one mapping between the two spaces(the metric tensor) depends not only on the scalar product
we will then be able to ignore the basis on the condition that they share some geometrical properties which make them generate the same metric tensor….
Einstein formulated this relation by using the Riemann curvature tensor and the metric to define another geometrical quantity G,
A metric tensor describes the geometry of spacetime.
The metric tensor is clearly the 1-dimensional Euclidean metric. .
Some types of change of basis will give us the same metric tensor.
Evaluation of the metric tensor g in the minimum q0 of V gives the positive definite
In other words, there is no chance to find a metric tensor that would describe the entire universe
The metric tensor and the scalar product's associated bilinear form are often confused with one another,
But the most important property of the metric tensor, is that is is the same for a whole lot of frames basis systems.
when Watson was able to simplify it drastically by commuting through the derivatives the determinant of the metric tensor.