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This paper presents a brief but comprehensive introduction to certain mathematical techniques in General Relativity. Familiar mathematical procedures are investigated taking into account the complications of introducing a non trivial…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2008-11-06 Andrew DeBenedictis

A tensor is a multi-way array that can represent, in addition to a data set, the expression of a joint law or a multivariate function. As such it contains the description of the interactions between the variables corresponding to each of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-01-20 Alain Franc

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

From the first approach to General Relativity we learn about the Christoffel symbols, and it is easy to notice that their coordinated components do not transform as a tensor. It is then confusing to find renowned books on the subject that…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-12-18 Leonardo Patiño , Jessica Söhle

We give a pedagogical introduction of the essential features of General Theory of Relativity (GTR) in the format of an undergraduate (UG) project. A set of simple MATHEMATICA code is developed which enables the UG students to calculate the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-09-15 Tushar Kanti Dey , Surajit Sen

An exposition of the basic geometry of twistor integrals, intended for mathematicians.

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2013-02-18 Spencer Bloch

This article presents a natural extension of the tensor algebra. In addition to "left multiplications" by vectors, we can consider "derivations" by covectors as basic operators on this extended algebra. These two types of operators satisfy…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2011-05-23 Minoru Itoh

Learning vector calculus techniques is one of the major missions to be accomplished by physics undergraduates. However, beginners report various difficulties dealing with the index notation due to its bulkiness. Meanwhile, there have been…

Physics Education · Physics 2024-06-19 Joon-Hwi Kim , Maverick S. H. Oh , Keun-Young Kim

Tensor networks provide extremely powerful tools for the study of complex classical and quantum many-body problems. Over the last two decades, the increment in the number of techniques and applications has been relentless, and especially…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-03-29 Mari Carmen Bañuls

New analytical expressions are found for the Levi-Civita symbol using the Kronecker delta symbol. The expressions are derived up to 3 dimensions, extended to higher dimensions, and confirmed in Matlab for 5 dimensions. The expressions can…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2021-10-14 W. Astar

In this thesis manuscript we explore different facets of random tensor models. These models have been introduced to mimic the incredible successes of random matrix models in physics, mathematics and combinatorics. After giving a very short…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-12-07 Stephane Dartois

These notes are the second part of the tensor calculus documents which started with the previous set of introductory. In the present text, we continue the discussion of selected topics of the subject at a higher level expanding, when…

History and Overview · Mathematics 2016-10-17 Taha Sochi

A new object, called the velocity tensor, is introduced. It allows to formulate a generally covariant mechanics. Some properties of the velocity tensor are derived.

General Physics · Physics 2011-02-07 Edward Kapuścik , Tomasz Lanczewski

In this contribution I intend to give a summary of the new relevant results obtained by using the general superenergy tensors. After a quick review of the definition and properties of these tensors, several of their mathematical and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 J. M. M. Senovilla

A non-geometrical (but with curved space) theory of gravitation characterized by a vector field representing gravitational matter and a metric tensor presenting space is presented. It is derived from a more general theory of matter and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-03-13 Boris Hikin

This article is an expository account of the theory of twisted commutative algebras, which simply put, can be thought of as a theory for handling commutative algebras with large groups of linear symmetries. Examples include the coordinate…

Commutative Algebra · Mathematics 2012-09-25 Steven V Sam , Andrew Snowden

This book is a regular textbook of analytical geometry covering vector algebra and its applications to describing straight lines, planes, and quadrics in two and three dimensions. The stress is made on vector algebra by using skew-angular…

History and Overview · Mathematics 2013-06-21 Ruslan Sharipov

These are lecture notes for a course on the theory of Clifford algebras, with special emphasis on their wide range of applications in mathematics and physics. Clifford algebra is introduced both through a conventional tensor algebra…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2009-07-31 Douglas Lundholm , Lars Svensson

The major open questions in particle physics are summarized, as are the abilities of linear colliders of different energies to add to the knowledge obtainable from the LHC in various scenarios for physics beyond the Standard Model. A TeV…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2007-05-23 John Ellis

The work starts a series of papers on topological radicals and their applications. Among other results we present a theory of radicals related to the joint tensor radius.

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2012-08-23 Victor S. Shulman , Yuri V. Turovskii