In the mathematical field of differential geometry, a metric tensor (or simply metric) is an additional structure on a manifold M (such as a surface)...

differentiable manifold M {\displaystyle M} and the metric tensor is given as a covariant, second-degree, symmetric tensor on M {\displaystyle M} , conventionally...

In multilinear algebra, a tensor contraction is an operation on a tensor that arises from the canonical pairing of a vector space and its dual. In components...

the Riemann tensor. This tensor has the same symmetries as the Riemann tensor, but satisfies the extra condition that it is trace-free: metric contraction...

In mathematics, tensor calculus, tensor analysis, or Ricci calculus is an extension of vector calculus to tensor fields (tensors that may vary over a manifold...

geometry of a given metric tensor differs locally from that of ordinary Euclidean space or pseudo-Euclidean space. The Ricci tensor can be characterized...

(electromagnetic tensor, Maxwell tensor, permittivity, magnetic susceptibility, ...), and general relativity (stress–energy tensor, curvature tensor, ...). In...

stress-energy tensor The stress–energy tensor, sometimes called the stress–energy–momentum tensor or the energy–momentum tensor, is a tensor physical quantity...

differential geometry, the Einstein tensor (named after Albert Einstein; also known as the trace-reversed Ricci tensor) is used to express the curvature...

In mathematics, the signature (v, p, r)[clarification needed] of a metric tensor g (or equivalently, a real quadratic form thought of as a real symmetric...