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weyl tensor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables
weyl ten-sor
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A measure of the curvature of spacetime (or, more generally, a pseudo-Riemannian manifold), differing from the Riemann tensor in that it does not convey information on how the volume of the body changes, but only how its shape is distorted by the tidal force.

Etymology

Named after Hermann Weyl.

Inflected Forms

Weyl tensors (plural)

Phrases

Weyl curvature

Frequently Paired Words

Weyl curvature

Questions

What does weyl tensor mean?
A measure of the curvature of spacetime (or, more generally, a pseudo-Riemannian manifold), differing from the Riemann tensor in that it does not convey information on how the volume of the body changes, but only how its shape is distorted by the tidal force.
Where does weyl tensor come from?
Named after Hermann Weyl.

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