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It is shown that conventional "covariant" derivative of the Levi-Civita tensor is not really covariant. Adding compensative terms, it is possible to make it covariant and to be equal to zero. Then one can be introduced a curvature in the…

General Physics · Physics 2009-06-04 A. L. Koshkarov

Basic notions of continuous media mechanics are introduced for spaces with affine connections and metrics. The physical interpretation of the notion of relative velocity is discussed. The notions of deformation velocity tensor, shear…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Sawa Manoff

In this paper, we aim to provide a notion of "relative objects", i.e. objects equipped with some sort of subobjects, in differential topology. In spite of active researches relating them, e.g. knot theory or the theory of manifolds with…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2017-03-08 Jun Yoshida

A covariant scalar-tensor-vector gravity theory is developed which allows the gravitational constant $G$, a vector field coupling $\omega$ and the vector field mass $\mu$ to vary with space and time. The equations of motion for a test…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-11-22 J. W. Moffat

To avoid the infinitesimal rotation nature of the Cauchy-Stokes decomposition of velocity gradient, the letter proposes an new additive decomposition in which one part is a SO(3) rotation tensor $Q=\exp W$.

General Physics · Physics 2019-08-06 Bohua Sun

The elasticity difference tensor, used in [1] to describe elasticity properties of a continuous medium filling a space-time, is here analysed from the point of view of the space-time connection. Principal directions associated with this…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 E. G. L. R. Vaz , Irene Brito

Angular momentum is traditionally taught as a (pseudo)vector quantity, tied closely to the cross product. This approach is familiar to experts but challenging for students, and full of subtleties. Here, we present an alternative pedagogical…

Physics Education · Physics 2023-08-21 Steuard Jensen , Jack Poling

A vector-tensor theory of gravity that was introduced in an earlier publication is analyzed in detail and its consequences for early universe cosmology are examined. The multiple light cone structure of the theory generates different speeds…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 M. A. Clayton , J. W. Moffat

Tensor transpose is a higher order generalization of matrix transpose. In this paper, we use permutations and symmetry group to define? the tensor transpose. Then we discuss the classification and composition of tensor transposes.…

Numerical Analysis · Computer Science 2014-11-07 Ran Pan

In this note we make use of some properties of vector fields on a manifold to give an alternate proof to [3] for the equivalence between connections and parallel transport on vector bundles over manifolds. Out of the proof will emerge a new…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2011-02-23 Florin Dumitrescu

Random tensors are the natural generalization of random matrices to higher order objects. They provide generating functions for random geometries and, assuming some familiarity with random matrix theory and quantum field theory, we discuss…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-02-06 Razvan Gurau , Vincent Rivasseau

A new vector-tensor model of classical gravity, which contains coupling between the field strength of the vector field and the curvature tensors in six dimensions, is proposed. Cosmological solutions of the scale factors in this model with…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-12-16 Katsuhiko Yoshida , Kiyoshi Shiraishi

The reciprocal velocity force, $F(v)=\frac{C}{v}$, despite its theoretical and practical importance, is often neglected in mechanics courses. We use graphical methods to explain how such a force naturally arises from a device called a…

Physics Education · Physics 2025-09-09 Chris L. Lin

Discrete mechanics makes it possible to formulate any problem of fluid mechanics or fluid-structure interaction in velocity and potentials of acceleration; the equation system consists of a single vector equation and potentials updates. The…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2020-04-02 Jean-Paul Caltagirone , Stephane Vincent

The generalized divided differences are introduced. They are applied to investigate some properties characterizing generalized higher-order convexity. Among others some support-type property is proved.

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2008-07-28 Szymon Wasowicz

A rigid object of general shape is fixed inside a wind tunnel. The drag force exerted on it by the wind is determined by a new method based on simple basic Physics concepts, provided one has a solver, any solver, for the corresponding…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2016-04-12 P. V. S. Souza , Daniel Girardi , P. M. C. de Oliveira

General relativity is the theory with unclear energy momentum tensor. An approach is considered, allowing to construct the energy momentum tensor for relativity with nonsymmetric metric. A consequence of the approach is confirmed in the…

General Physics · Physics 2016-10-21 Boris V. Gisin

A tensor is a multidimensional array of numbers that can be used to store data, encode a computational relation and represent quantum entanglement. In this sense a tensor can be viewed as valuable resource whose transformation can lead to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-09-18 Matthias Christandl

We define two new constants associated with real eigenvalues of a P-tensor. With the help of these two constants, in the case of P-tensors, we establish upper bounds of two important quantities, whose positivity is a necessary and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-09-30 Yisheng Song , Liqun Qi

We study geometric properties of a random Gaussian short-time correlated velocity field by considering statistics of a passively advected metric tensor. That describes universal properties of fluctuations of tensor objects frozen into the…

chao-dyn · Physics 2009-10-31 S. Boldyrev , A. Schekochihin