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holonomy

holonomy noun: given a smooth closed curve C on a surface M, and picking any point P on that curve, the holonomy of C in M is the angle by which some vector turns as it is parallel transported along the curve C from point P all the way around and back to point P.

Noun

holonomy (countable and uncountable, plural holonomies)

  1. (differential geometry) Given a smooth closed curve C on a surface M, and picking any point P on that curve, the holonomy of C in M is the angle by which some vector turns as it is parallel transported along the curve C from point P all the way around and back to point P.

Forms of holonomy

pluralholonomies

Origin of holonomy

From holo- + -nomy.

Words formed from holonomy

Questions about holonomy

What does holonomy mean?
Holonomy means given a smooth closed curve C on a surface M, and picking any point P on that curve, the holonomy of C in M is the angle by which some vector turns as it is parallel transported along the curve C from point P all the way around and back to point P.
What part of speech is holonomy?
Holonomy is a noun.
What is the plural of holonomy?
The plural of holonomy is holonomies.

Words near holonomy in the dictionary

  1. holonomic
  2. holonomic constraint
  3. holonomic constraints
  4. holonomicity
  5. holonomies
  6. holonomy
  7. holonovel
  8. holonovels
  9. holons
  10. holonym
  11. holonymic

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