Hodge splitting of Euclidean two-forms
ID: hodge-splitting-of-euclidean-two-forms
On an oriented Euclidean metric four-space, the Hodge star operator on two-forms is an orthogonal involution. Its two eigenspaces each have dimension three. A self-dual two-form has eigenvalue , while an anti-self-dual two-form has eigenvalue . The splitting uses the metric-normalized Riemannian volume form; an arbitrarily rescaled volume in the defining wedge identity would rescale the operator itself.
New to topics? Read the docs here!