manifold
Calculus
(noun)
a topological space that looks locally like the "ordinary" Euclidean space and is Hausdorff
Political Science
(adjective)
Exhibited at diverse times or in various ways.
Examples of manifold in the following topics:
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Surfaces in Space
- A surface is a two-dimensional, topological manifold.
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Stokes' Theorem
- The generalized Stokes' theorem is a statement about the integration of differential forms on manifolds, which both simplifies and generalizes several theorems from vector calculus.
- Stokes' theorem says that the integral of a differential form $\omega$ over the boundary of some orientable manifold $\Omega$ is equal to the integral of its exterior derivative $d\omega$ over the whole of $\Omega$, i.e.:
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Parametric Equations
- The notion of parametric equation has been generalized to surfaces of higher dimension with a number of parameters equal to the dimension of the manifold (dimension one and one parameter for curves, dimension two and two parameters for surfaces, etc.)
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Functions of Several Variables
- In a more advanced study of multivariable calculus, it is seen that these four theorems are specific incarnations of a more general theorem, the generalized Stokes' theorem, which applies to the integration of differential forms over manifolds.
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Incentives for Efficiency and Productivity
- The benefits of high productivity are manifold.
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Architecture in the Greek High Classical Period
- The manifold combination and blending of various architectural styles in the same building was completed through a natural polychromatic effect, resulting from the use of different materials.
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Geometric Symbolism
- According to the psychologist David Fontana, its symbolic nature can help one "to access progressively deeper levels of the unconscious, ultimately assisting the meditator to experience a mystical sense of oneness with the ultimate unity from which the cosmos in all its manifold forms arises. "
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Enone Reactions
- For the β-manifold, β1 should yield a cis-fused product and β2 the trans-isomer.
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Conflict in the Atlantic
- The focus on U-boat successes, the "aces" and their scores, the convoys attacked, and the ships sunk, serves to camouflage the Kriegsmarine's manifold failures.