释义 |
Riemann TensorA Tensor sometimes known as the Riemann-Christoffel Tensor. Let
 | (1) |
where the quantity inside the is a Christoffel Symbol of the Second Kind. Then
 | (2) |
Broken down into its simplest decomposition in -D,  | |  | (3) | Here, is the Ricci Tensor, is the Curvature Scalar, and is theWeyl Tensor. In terms of the Jacobi Tensor ,
 | (4) |
The Riemann tensor is the only tensor that can be constructed from the Metric Tensor and its first and secondderivatives,
 | (5) |
where are Connection Coefficients and are CommutationCoefficients. The number of independent coordinates in -D is
 | (6) |
and the number of Scalars which can be constructed from and is
 | (7) |
In 1-D, .See also Bianchi Identities, Christoffel Symbol of the Second Kind, Commutation Coefficient,Connection Coefficient, Curvature Scalar, Gaussian Curvature, Jacobi Tensor, PetrovNotation, Ricci Tensor, Weyl Tensor |