Spray (mathematics)
= Spray (mathematics)
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In mathematics, particularly in the context of mathematical analysis and topology, the term "spray" refers to a specific type of vector field on a manifold that is associated with a variation of geodesics. More formally, a spray on a differentiable manifold \\( M \\) is a smooth section of the bundle \\( TM \\to M \\) that can be thought of as defining a family of curves on \\( M \\).