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PhysLean.Relativity.Lorentz.RealVector.Contraction

Contraction of Real Lorentz vectors #

The bi-linear map corresponding to contraction of a contravariant Lorentz vector with a covariant Lorentz vector.

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    The bi-linear map corresponding to contraction of a covariant Lorentz vector with a contravariant Lorentz vector.

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      The linear map from Contr d ⊗ Co d to ℝ given by summing over components of contravariant Lorentz vector and covariant Lorentz vector in the standard basis (i.e. the dot product). In terms of index notation this is the contraction is ψⁱ φᵢ.

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        Notation for contrCoContract acting on a tmul.

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          The linear map from Co d ⊗ Contr d to ℝ given by summing over components of contravariant Lorentz vector and covariant Lorentz vector in the standard basis (i.e. the dot product). In terms of index notation this is the contraction is ψⁱ φᵢ.

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            Notation for coContrContract acting on a tmul.

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              Symmetry relations #

              Contracting contr vectors with contr vectors etc. #

              The linear map from Contr d ⊗ Contr d to ℝ induced by the homomorphism Contr.toCo and the contraction contrCoContract.

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                Notation for contrContrContractField acting on a tmul.

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                  The linear map from Co d ⊗ Co d to ℝ induced by the homomorphism Co.toContr and the contraction coContrContract.

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                    Notation for coCoContract acting on a tmul.

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                      We derive the lemmas in main for contrContrContractField.

                      theorem Lorentz.contrContrContractField.nondegenerate {d : } (y : (Contr d).V) :
                      (∀ (x : (Contr d).V), contrContrContractField (x ⊗ₜ[] y) = 0) y = 0

                      The metric tensor is non-degenerate.

                      Some equalities and inequalities #

                      The Minkowski metric and the standard basis #

                      Self-adjoint #