torsion tensor
(1,2)-tensor field associated to an affine connection; characterizes "twist" of geodesics; if nonzero, geodesics will be helices
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torsion tensor
Summary
torsion tensor is a tensor field[1]. It draws 50 Wikipedia views per month (tensor_field category, ranking #2 of 2).[2]
Key Facts
- torsion tensor's image is recorded as Centre de Physique Théorique de l'Ecole polytechnique (CPHT) - 45957846905.jpg[3].
- torsion tensor's instance of is recorded as tensor field[4].
- torsion tensor's instance of is recorded as invariant[5].
- torsion tensor's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0by3mv[6].
- torsion tensor's defining formula is recorded as T^k_{ij} = \Gamma^k_{ij} - \Gamma^k_{ji}[7].
- torsion tensor's MathWorld ID is recorded as TorsionTensor[8].
- torsion tensor's nLab ID is recorded as torsion of a metric connection[9].
- torsion tensor's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[10].
- torsion tensor's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 142236769[11].
- torsion tensor's in defining formula is recorded as \Gamma_{ij}^k[12].
- torsion tensor's in defining formula is recorded as T^k_{ij}[13].
Why It Matters
torsion tensor draws 50 Wikipedia views per month (tensor_field category, ranking #2 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14]