 Riemannian index form (source code)

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= Riemannian index form
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= Index form
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Along a geodesic $\gamma$ with tangent $T$, the index form on endpoint-vanishing vector fields is
$$
I(V,W)=\int\bigl(\langle D_tV,D_tW\rangle-\langle R(V,T)T,W\rangle\bigr)dt.
$$

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