- mathematics, the
covariant derivative is a way of
specifying a
derivative along tangent vectors of a manifold. Alternatively, the
covariant derivative is...
- and a
covariant vector is a list of
numbers that
transforms in the same way.
Contravariant vectors are
often just
called vectors and
covariant vectors...
- Look up covariance or
covariant in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In
mathematics and physics,
covariance is a
measure of how much two
variables change...
- is a
subtype of "list of Animal"
because the list type
constructor is
covariant. This
means that the
subtyping relation of the
simple types is preserved...
- In physics, a
covariant transformation is a rule that
specifies how
certain entities, such as
vectors or tensors,
change under a
change of basis. The...
- → C o v a r i a n t {\displaystyle \mathrm {
Covariant} \circ \mathrm {
Covariant} \to \mathrm {
Covariant} } C o n t r a v a r i a n t ∘ C o n t r a v...
- In the
mathematical field of
differential geometry, the
exterior covariant derivative is an
extension of the
notion of
exterior derivative to the setting...
- representation). An
equation is said to be
Lorentz covariant if it can be
written in
terms of
Lorentz covariant quantities (confusingly, some use the term invariant...
- In object-oriented programming, a
covariant return type of a
method is one that can be
replaced by a "narrower" (derived) type when the
method is overridden...
-
space that they do in flat space. A
physical law
expressed in a
generally covariant fashion takes the same
mathematical form in all
coordinate systems, and...
