Tensor bundle
In mathematics, the tensor bundle of a manifold is the direct sum of all tensor products of the tangent bundle and the cotangent bundle of that manifold. To do calculus on the tensor bundle a connection is needed, except for the special case of the exterior derivative of antisymmetric tensors.
Definition
{{See also|Tensor field#Tensor bundles}}
A tensor bundle is a fiber bundle where the fiber is a tensor product of any number of copies of the tangent space and/or cotangent space of the base space, which is a manifold. As such, the fiber is a vector space and the tensor bundle is a special kind of vector bundle.
References
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- {{Lee Introduction to Smooth Manifolds|edition=2}}
- {{Saunders The Geometry of Jet Bundles}}
- {{Steenrod The Topology of Fibre Bundles 1999}}
See also
- {{annotated link|Fiber bundle}}
- {{annotated link|Spinor bundle}}
- {{annotated link|Tensor field}}
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{{Tensors}}
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