Summary: 1
Srni 26th Winter School Geometry and Physics
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Special geometries and superstring theory
II: Physical motivation & first applications
Ilka Agricola & Thomas Friedrich (Humboldt University Berlin)
VolkswagenStiftung
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Classical general relativity and electromagnetism
point particle
moves along
a curve
physical quantities: associate
with every tangent vector a number
= "potential" A
field strength
F = dA

how the potential A changes
in all directions

Source: Agricola, Ilka - Institut für Mathematik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Collections: Mathematics