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Curvature form of a connection
(
F
(
A
)
)
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Geometry and topology
Algebraic topology
Vector bundle
Connection on a vector bundle
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The curvature is
F
(
A
)
=
d
A
2
and in
a
local
frame
satisfies
F
(
A
)
=
d
A
+
A
∧
A
.
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Bianchi identity
Curvature form of a connection
Bianchi identity
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Curvature form of a connection
The curvature of
a
connection satisfies
d
A
F
(
A
)
=
0
. In
a
local
frame
this follows directly by expanding
d
(
d
A
+
A
∧
A
)
+
A
∧
F
−
F
∧
A
.
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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge
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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge
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2025
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Paper 118
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