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# A [[differential manifold]] <math>M</math>
# A [[differential manifold]] <math>M</math>
# A [[Riemannian metric]] <math>g</math> on <math>M</math>, viz a smooth association of a positive definite symmetric bilinear form <math>g_p</math> for the tangent space <math>T_p(M)</math>.
# A [[Riemannian metric]] <math>g</math> on <math>M</math>, viz a smooth association of a positive definite symmetric bilinear form <math>g_p</math> for the tangent space <math>T_p(M)</math>.
==Relation with other structures==
===Stronger structures===
* [[Oriented Riemannian manifold]]
===Weaker structures===
* [[Pseudo-Riemannian manifold]]

Revision as of 10:41, 8 March 2007

This article defines a differential manifold with the following additional structure -- the structure group is reduced to: orthogonal group

Definition

A Riemannian manifold is the following data:

  1. A differential manifold
  2. A Riemannian metric on , viz a smooth association of a positive definite symmetric bilinear form for the tangent space .

Relation with other structures

Stronger structures

Weaker structures