exact (differential form)

A differential form $\eta$ is called exact if there exists another form $\xi$ such that $d\xi =\eta$. Exact forms are always closed (http://planetmath.org/ClosedDifferentialForm), since $d^2=0$.

Title	exact (differential form)
Canonical name	ExactdifferentialForm
Date of creation	2013-03-22 13:12:24
Last modified on	2013-03-22 13:12:24
Owner	bwebste (988)
Last modified by	bwebste (988)
Numerical id	4
Author	bwebste (988)
Entry type	Definition
Classification	msc 53-00
Synonym	exact form
Synonym	exact differential form
Related topic	PoincareLemma
Related topic	TotalDifferential