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Tensor[SchoutenTensor] - calculate the Schouten tensor of a metric

 

Calling Sequences

     SchoutenTensor(g)

     SchoutenTensor(g, R)

Parameters

     g       - a metric tensor on the tangent bundle of a manifold

     R       - (optional) the curvature tensor of g

 

Description

Examples

Description

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Let gab be metric (of any signature) on the tangent bundle of a manifold M of dimensionn>2. Let the Ricci tensor of g be Rab with scalar curvature R=gabRab. The the Schouten tensor Sab of gab is the symmetric tensor

Sab=1n−2Rab−R2n−1gab.

 

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The first calling sequence computes the curvature tensor, Ricci tensor, and Ricci Scalar directly from the given metric. The second calling sequence uses the given curvature tensor Ra bcd to compute the Ricci tensor via Rbd=Ra bad and then computes the scalar curvature using the given metric via R =gabRab. 

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This command is part of the DifferentialGeometry:-Tensor package, and so can be used in the form SchoutenTensor(...) only after executing the command with(DifferentialGeometry) and with(Tensor) in that order. It can always be used in the long form DifferentialGeometry:-Tensor:-ProjectiveCurvature.

Examples

> 

with⁡DifferentialGeometry:with⁡Tensor:

 

Example 1.

Calculate the Schouten tensor of a metric.

 

> 

DGsetup⁡x,y,z,P

frame name: P

(2.1)
P > 

g≔evalDG⁡exp⁡λ⁢x⁢dx&tdx+dy&tdy+dz&tdz

g:=ⅇλ⁢x⁢dx⁢dx+ⅇλ⁢x⁢dy⁢dy+ⅇλ⁢x⁢dz⁢dz

(2.2)
P > 

SchoutenTensor⁡g

18⁢λ2⁢dx⁢dx−18⁢λ2⁢dy⁢dy−18⁢λ2⁢dz⁢dz

(2.3)

Example 2.

Calculate the Schouten tensor from a metric and curvature tensor.

 

> 

DGsetup⁡x,y,z,P

frame name: P

(2.4)
P > 

g≔evalDG⁡exp⁡λ⁢x⁢dx&tdx+dy&tdy+dz&tdz

g:=ⅇλ⁢x⁢dx⁢dx+ⅇλ⁢x⁢dy⁢dy+ⅇλ⁢x⁢dz⁢dz

(2.5)
P > 

R≔CurvatureTensor⁡g

R:=−14⁢λ2⁢D_y⁢dz⁢dy⁢dz+14⁢λ2⁢D_y⁢dz⁢dz⁢dy+14⁢λ2⁢D_z⁢dy⁢dy⁢dz−14⁢λ2⁢D_z⁢dy⁢dz⁢dy

(2.6)
P > 

SchoutenTensor⁡g,R

18⁢λ2⁢dx⁢dx−18⁢λ2⁢dy⁢dy−18⁢λ2⁢dz⁢dz

(2.7)

See Also

DifferentialGeometry

CurvatureTensor

RicciTensor

RicciScalar