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In my recent studies of curvature, I worked with the Riemann tensor and the equation:
([itex]\delta[/itex]V)a= A[itex]\mu[/itex]B[itex]\nu[/itex]Rab[itex]\mu[/itex][itex]\nu[/itex]Vb
Now previously, I worked in 2D with the 2 sphere. While doing so, I learned that if I set my x1 coordinate to be θ and my x2 coordinate to be ø, then the vectors that serve to be the legs of the loop that I am transporting around would be as follows:
A[itex]\mu[/itex] = <θ, 0>
B[itex]\nu[/itex] = <0, ø>
and then of course the vector that I parallel transport would be as follows:
Vb= <θ, ø>
Now this may work for 2 dimensions, but what if I have 3 or more dimensions? With only 2 vectors being the legs of the loop, there wouldn't be enough vectors for me to give each individual coordinate its own leg with every other component being 0 (as shown above with A[itex]\mu[/itex] and B[itex]\nu[/itex]).
How do I deal with this? Is it even a requirement for every coordinate to have its own leg that is reminiscent of a unit vector? Page 5 on the following PDF gave me the impression that it is a requirement:
http://www.physics.ucc.ie/apeer/PY4112/Curvature.pdf
Is it possible for one of the legs of the loop to have more than one type of coordinate in it (like A[itex]\mu[/itex] = <r , θ, 0>) ?
([itex]\delta[/itex]V)a= A[itex]\mu[/itex]B[itex]\nu[/itex]Rab[itex]\mu[/itex][itex]\nu[/itex]Vb
Now previously, I worked in 2D with the 2 sphere. While doing so, I learned that if I set my x1 coordinate to be θ and my x2 coordinate to be ø, then the vectors that serve to be the legs of the loop that I am transporting around would be as follows:
A[itex]\mu[/itex] = <θ, 0>
B[itex]\nu[/itex] = <0, ø>
and then of course the vector that I parallel transport would be as follows:
Vb= <θ, ø>
Now this may work for 2 dimensions, but what if I have 3 or more dimensions? With only 2 vectors being the legs of the loop, there wouldn't be enough vectors for me to give each individual coordinate its own leg with every other component being 0 (as shown above with A[itex]\mu[/itex] and B[itex]\nu[/itex]).
How do I deal with this? Is it even a requirement for every coordinate to have its own leg that is reminiscent of a unit vector? Page 5 on the following PDF gave me the impression that it is a requirement:
http://www.physics.ucc.ie/apeer/PY4112/Curvature.pdf
Is it possible for one of the legs of the loop to have more than one type of coordinate in it (like A[itex]\mu[/itex] = <r , θ, 0>) ?