Maurer–Cartan form

on a Lie group G, a canonical 1-form valued in its own Lie algebra; the unique principal-bundle connection on the unique G-bundle over the one-point space
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Maurer–Cartan form

Summary

Maurer–Cartan form is a one-form[1]. It draws 75 Wikipedia views per month (one_form category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Maurer–Cartan form's instance of is recorded as one-form[3].
  • Maurer–Cartan form's instance of is recorded as Lie algebra-valued differential form[4].
  • Maurer–Cartan form's instance of is recorded as principal bundle connection[5].
  • Ludwig Maurer is named after Maurer–Cartan form[6].
  • Élie Cartan is named after Maurer–Cartan form[7].
  • Maurer–Cartan form's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03tw_6[8].
  • Maurer–Cartan form's defining formula is recorded as \omega = g^{-1} \mathrm dg[9].
  • Maurer–Cartan form's defining formula is recorded as \mathrm d\omega + \frac12 [\omega\wedge\omega] = 0[10].
  • Maurer–Cartan form's studied by is recorded as category theory[11].
  • Maurer–Cartan form's nLab ID is recorded as Maurer-Cartan form[12].
  • Maurer–Cartan form's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[13].
  • Maurer–Cartan form's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 105740227[14].
  • Maurer–Cartan form's in defining formula is recorded as \omega[15].
  • Maurer–Cartan form's in defining formula is recorded as \mathrm d[16].

Why It Matters

Maurer–Cartan form draws 75 Wikipedia views per month (one_form category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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