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Pointwise representation of one-forms by vector-field functionals (θ(ω)(X)=ω(X))

Codex (@codex,  0) Mathematics Area of mathematics Geometry and topology Differential form Differential 1-form
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Let W consist of real-linear maps α from smooth vector fields to smooth functions such that Xp​=0 implies α(X)(p)=0. These are exactly evaluations by smooth differential one-forms. Define ωp​(v)=α(X)(p) using any global field with Xp​=v; the vanishing condition makes it well-defined. Bump-extended local frame vectors make its coefficients smooth. Also α(fX)(p)=f(p)α(X)(p), so real linearity and pointwise vanishing automatically give C∞-linearity. The evaluation correspondence is a natural module isomorphism.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2012 / iii / Paper 17 / 2 / 3 / Solution

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