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The Lie bracket is torsion
We start with a Lie group . An element acts on an external vector by . Let be generated by a vector at the identity , . By differentiating, with , the velocity of is This can also be interpreted … Continue reading
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Tagged differentials, exterior derivative, Lie algebras, Lie bracket, torsion
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