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Wedge - exterior product operator

Wedge[f1, f2, ..., fn]
allows one to calculate the exterior product of given forms.
  • f1, f2, ..., fn - forms.
  • The main syntax is as follows: Wedge[1, 2] i.e. (1)(2) where 1 and 2 are forms. To calculate the exterior product for forms 1, 2, ..k use the following Wedge[1, 2, ...k) i.e. 1 2..k
  • - The exterior product is a linear operation with respect to its arguments. Thus if , are 0-forms then: (1)(2+3)=(1)(2)+(1)(2)
  • - Let 1 be p-form and 2 be q-form then the following formula defines the exterior product:(1)(2)=(-1)pq(2)(1)
  • - Particularly for 1-forms and we have: = -
  • ⋀ can be entered as \[Wedge] or Esc ^ Esc.
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Basic Examples   (1)
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Declare p-forms:
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Declare vectors:
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Using Wedge- procedure: Exterior product is linear operation with respect to its arguments.
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As 1 is p-form and 2 is q-form then under main rule for exterior product we have:
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Particularly for 1-forms and we have:
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Some more examples:
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And with Lie derivative:
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And with exterior derivative:
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And again:
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And finally:
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