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Scalar curvature
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Scalar curvature
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Created
2026-09-24
Updated
2026-09-24
Scalar curvature
is the complete trace of the
Riemann curvature tensor
:
Scal
=
∑
i
,
j
⟨
R
(
e
i
,
e
j
)
e
j
,
e
i
⟩
.
(1)
An
n
-
manifold
of constant
sectional curvature
K
has
Scal
=
n
(
n
−
1
)
K
.
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