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Weyl tensor

Weyl tensor noun: a measure of the curvature of spacetime (or, more generally, a pseudo-Riemannian manifold), differing from the Riemann tensor in that it does not convey information on how the volume of the body changes, but only how its shape is distorted by the tidal force.

Noun

Weyl tensor (plural Weyl tensors)

  1. (differential geometry) A measure of the curvature of spacetime (or, more generally, a pseudo-Riemannian manifold), differing from the Riemann tensor in that it does not convey information on how the volume of the body changes, but only how its shape is distorted by the tidal force.

Forms of Weyl tensor

pluralWeyl tensors

Origin of Weyl tensor

Named after Hermann Weyl.

Questions about Weyl tensor

What does Weyl tensor mean?
Weyl tensor means a measure of the curvature of spacetime (or, more generally, a pseudo-Riemannian manifold), differing from the Riemann tensor in that it does not convey information on how the volume of the body changes, but only how its shape is distorted by the tidal force.
What part of speech is Weyl tensor?
Weyl tensor is a noun.
What is the plural of Weyl tensor?
The plural of Weyl tensor is Weyl tensors.

Words near Weyl tensor in the dictionary

  1. Weyl algebras
  2. Weyl fermion
  3. Weyl fermions
  4. Weyl group
  5. Weyl groups
  6. Weyl tensor
  7. Weyl tensors
  8. Weyl's paradox
  9. weyleway
  10. Weylian
  11. Weyman

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