Parallel transport (connection)

Layer 0 — Mathematicsin the Differential Geometry subtree

Levi-Civita 1917 parallel-transport on Riemannian manifold preserves vector along curves; defined by connection nabla_X Y = X^mu (partial_mu Y^nu + Gamma^nu_mu_rho Y^rho); holonomy group encodes curvature.

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