tangent space
vector space associated to a point in a smooth manifold, consisting of vectors tangent to it (in some embedding into Euclidean space)
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tangent space
Summary
tangent space is a vector space[1]. It draws 279 Wikipedia views per month (vector_space category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]
Key Facts
- tangent space's image is recorded as Tangentialvektor.svg[3].
- tangent space's instance of is recorded as vector space[4].
- tangent space's part of is recorded as tangent bundle[5].
- tangent space's Commons category is recorded as Tangent space[6].
- tangent space's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 56148[7].
- tangent space's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07kz9[8].
- tangent space's dual to is recorded as cotangent space[9].
- tangent space's MathWorld ID is recorded as TangentSpace[10].
- tangent space's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[11].
- tangent space's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 157157409[12].
- tangent space's ProofWiki ID is recorded as Definition:Tangent_Space[13].
- tangent space's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C157157409[14].
- tangent space's Lexikon der Mathematik entry ID is recorded as 10239[15].
Why It Matters
tangent space draws 279 Wikipedia views per month (vector_space category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]