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closed (differential form) (Definition)

A differential form $\eta$ is called closed if its exterior derivative $d\eta=0$



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Other names:  closed form, closed differential form
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Cross-references: exterior derivative, closed, differential form
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This is version 3 of closed (differential form), born on 2002-12-05, modified 2003-08-13.
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AMS MSC: 53A45 (Differential geometry :: Classical differential geometry :: Vector and tensor analysis)
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class.. by mike on 2003-08-01 07:52:02
multilinear algebra?
e.g. 15A69
just a suggestion...
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