Five-Dimensional Tangent Vectors in Space-Time: II. Differential-Geometric Approach

1998/05/28 by Alexander Krasulin, Krasulin, Alexander
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc) #High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th) #Mathematical Physics (math-ph) #gr-qc #hep-th #math-ph #math.MP

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.math-ph/9805025

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Abstract

In this part of the series five-dimensional tangent vectors are introduced first as equivalence classes of parametrized curves and then as differential-algebraic operators that act on scalar functions. I then examine their basic algebraic properties and their parallel transport in the particular case where space-time possesses a special local symmetry. After that I give definition to five-dimensional tangent vectors associated with dimensional curve parameters and show that they can be identified with the five-vectors introduced formally in part I (math-ph/9805004). In conclusion I speak about differential forms associated with five-vectors.

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