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Covector
UK
/ˌkəʊˈvɛktə/
US
/ˌkoʊˈvɛktər/
Translation covector into russian
covector
Noun
UK
/ˌkəʊˈvɛktə/
US
/ˌkoʊˈvɛktər/
In differential geometry, a covector is a linear functional on a vector space.
В дифференциальной геометрии ковектор является линейным функционалом на векторном пространстве.
Definitions
covector
Noun
UK
/ˌkəʊˈvɛktə/
US
/ˌkoʊˈvɛktər/
A covector is a linear functional that maps a vector to a scalar, often used in the context of differential geometry and linear algebra.
In differential geometry, a covector can be used to define a differential form on a manifold.