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Metric Coordinate Systems

Dynamical Systems 2007-05-23 v1 Metric Geometry

Abstract

Coordinate systems are defined on general metric spaces with the purpose of generalizing vector fields on a manifold. Conversion formulae are available between metric and Cartesian coordinates on a Hilbert space. Nagumo's Invariance Theorem is invoked to prove the analogue of the classical Cauchy-Lipschitz Theorem for vector fields on a locally compact coordinatized space. A metric space version of Nagumo's Theorem is one consequence. Examples are given throughout.

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@article{arxiv.math/0206253,
  title  = {Metric Coordinate Systems},
  author = {Craig Calcaterra and Axel Boldt and Michael Green and David Bleecker},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0206253},
  year   = {2007}
}

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31 pages, 2 figures