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Bivector

An antisymmetric Tensor of second Rank (a.k.a. 2-form).

\begin{displaymath}
\vec X = X_{ab}\omega^a\wedge\omega^b,
\end{displaymath}

where $\wedge$ is the Wedge Product (or Outer Product).




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1999-05-26