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Reference for a proof of the fiberwise Stokes theorem
The fiberwise Stokes theorem says that given a differential form on a smooth fiber bundle whose fibers have boundary,
the difference between the fiberwise integral of the differential and the ...
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Which differential forms commute with the curvature form?
Consider a vector bundle, $E \to M$, with connection, $\nabla$, and curvature $2$-form, $F$ on $M$. For $E$-valued differential forms on $M$, $\Omega(M, E)$, we have an exterior covariant derivative, ...
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A cohomology associated to a vector field on a Riemannian manifold
Edit: Accoring to the comment of Asura Path I revise the question.
Let $X$ be a vector field on a Riemannian manifold $(M,g)$. So we have a $1$-form $\beta$ with $\beta(Y)=\langle Y,X\...
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Is the pullback of differential forms on a compact manifold smooth tame as a map of Fréchet manifolds?
In Hamilton's paper on the Nash-Moser inverse function theorem he shows that if $M$ is a smooth compact manifold and $V\to M$ a smooth vector bundle then its smooth sections $\Gamma(V)$ equipped with ...
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Interpolating from a Hard Lefschetz class to a Kaehler class
Let $X$ be a compact smooth manifold that admits symplectic and Kaehler structures.
There is a paper by Ugarte, Rudyak, Tralle, and Ibanez, showing how the Lefschetz rank can vary along a path of ...
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Understanding the Lie derivative by multivector fields
For a vector field $X$ on a manifold there are two ways to define a Lie derivative: an algebraic one using Cartan's formula $\mathcal{L}_X \alpha = i_X d \alpha + d i_X \alpha$ and a dynamical one ...
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Combinatorial approximation to the integral of a form?
This is a bit of a followup to my previous question Intuition for the volume form - combinatorial definition?. I am looking for a certain combinatorial intuition when it comes to integrating ...
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Is this a 2-cyclic cocycle ? Does it have a nontrivial geometric interpretation?
Let $S$ be a surface in $\mathbb{R}^3$.
Inspired by the $2$-cyclic cocycle defined in page 20 of the book "Non-commutative geometry" by Alain Connes, we consider the following $3$-linear ...
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About Frobenius's theorem for differential forms
My question is about a particular case of Frobenius's theorem that states the complete integrability condition for a Pfaff system. Namely,
when dealing with a system reduced to a single 1-form, the ...
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Differential ideals of Pfaffian forms on jet bundles (Integrability)
(I asked this question on math.stackexchange, but got no reaction in several weeks. So, my conclusion is, that it is harder to answer than I thought, and maybe admissible for the attribute 'research ...
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Lefschetz operator on bundle-valued forms
For a holomorphic vector bundle $V \rightarrow X$ endowed with a Hermitian structure, one may define the corresponding Dolbeault-like operators $\bar{\partial}_V: \Omega^{p,q}(V) \rightarrow \Omega^{p,...
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Derivative of anti-self-dual forms on Kähler space
I am puzzled if we can establish differential relations about anti-self-dual 2-forms on the Kähler space similar to ones for self-dual forms?
Let $(\mathcal{M},g,J,\omega = J^{(1)})$ be a Kähler space....
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Norm of the Lipschitz-Killing differential forms
I am currently learning about the theory of Normal Cycles which makes use of the language of currents and differential forms. They are defined in the following way
The Lipschitz-Killing curvature form ...
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Heat-Flow on continuous differential forms and the Feller peroperty
Let (M,g) be a complete Riemannian manifold. It is well known that the Laplace operator is essentially self-adjoint on $C^\infty_c(M)$. This extends to the (de Rahm) Laplace operator on forms. Thus in ...
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Computation of equivariant 3 form
I want to how an equivariant 2-form and equivariant 3- form look like i,e.,
Let M be a complex Manifold say $ S^4 \subset C^3$ and a compact lie group $S^1$ acting on it via the action $\exp{i\theta}....
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The wedge product of two positive forms is positive
I have previously posted this question on MSE, but still didn't solve it.
Definition. A real $(p, p)$-form $\psi$ on a complex manifold $M^{n}$ is said to be (semi-) positive, if for any $x \in M$, ...
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Projection to trivial reduced cohomology class in $L^2(\mathbb{R})$
Given that I have had no success on the mathematics stackexchange (see here), I've decided to try my luck here.
I am attempting to solve the following exercise (original formulation here), which to my ...
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Codifferential of wedge of two 1-forms
Let $\omega,\eta$ be two 1-forms on a manifold $M$. I'm interested in an expression for
$$
\delta(\omega\wedge\eta)
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where $\delta$ is the co-differential operator $\Lambda^2(M)\to\Lambda^1(M)$. ...
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Application of $k$-forms to differential equations
I was presented with a problem that, in my view, is somewhat difficult, and it relates $k$-forms to systems of differential equations.
Consider the ellipsoid, given by
$$f(u, v)=(a\sin(u) \cos(v), b \...
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