fixing. Thus, coordinate conditions are a type of gauge condition. No coordinate condition is generally covariant, but many coordinate conditions are Lorentz...
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In geometry, a Cartesian coordinate system (UK: /kɑːrˈtiːzjən/, US: /kɑːrˈtiːʒən/) in a plane is a coordinate system that specifies each point uniquely...
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General covariance (redirect from General coordinate invariance)
groups, now play a major role in fundamental physical theories. Coordinate conditions Coordinate-free Background independence Differential geometry Diffeomorphism...
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The harmonic coordinate condition is one of several coordinate conditions in general relativity, which make it possible to solve the Einstein field equations...
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Butterfly effect (redirect from Sensitive dependence on initial conditions)
chaos theory, the butterfly effect is the sensitive dependence on initial conditions in which a small change in one state of a deterministic nonlinear system...
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The horizontal coordinate system is a celestial coordinate system that uses the observer's local horizon as the fundamental plane to define two angles...
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covariance. General covariance Foundations of geometry Change of basis Coordinate conditions Component-free treatment of tensors Background independence Pointless...
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Curvilinear coordinates (redirect from Parametric coordinate)
In geometry, curvilinear coordinates are a coordinate system for Euclidean space in which the coordinate lines may be curved. These coordinates may be...
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A coordinate-measuring machine (CMM) is a device that measures the geometry of physical objects by sensing discrete points on the surface of the object...
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the coordinate conditions. While physical effects cannot propagate from inside to outside, coordinate effects could. For example, if the coordinate conditions...
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