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    E.g. φ = A dz ˄ dy + B dz ˄ dx + C dx ˄ dy: k k i k

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    Differential k-forms are antisymmetric, k-linear functions that map k-tuples of vectors to real numbers. They can be written as linear combinations of basic k-forms formed by taking the wedge product of 1-forms like dx, dy, and dz. Evaluating a basis 2-form on vectors v and w gives the area of the parallelogram formed by projecting the vectors onto the corresponding axis planes, and 2-forms are antisymmetric under exchange of vector arguments.

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    Differential k-forms are antisymmetric, k-linear functions that map k-tuples of vectors to real numbers. They can be written as linear combinations of basic k-forms formed by taking the wedge product of 1-forms like dx, dy, and dz. Evaluating a basis 2-form on vectors v and w gives the area of the parallelogram formed by projecting the vectors onto the corresponding axis planes, and 2-forms are antisymmetric under exchange of vector arguments.

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    Differential k-forms are antisymmetric, k-linear functions that map k-tuples of vectors to real numbers. They can be written as linear combinations of basic k-forms formed by taking the wedge product of 1-forms like dx, dy, and dz. Evaluating a basis 2-form on vectors v and w gives the area of the parallelogram formed by projecting the vectors onto the corresponding axis planes, and 2-forms are antisymmetric under exchange of vector arguments.

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    E.g. φ = A dz ˄ dy + B dz ˄ dx + C dx ˄ dy: k k i k

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    Differential k-forms are antisymmetric, k-linear functions that map k-tuples of vectors to real numbers. They can be written as linear combinations of basic k-forms formed by taking the wedge product of 1-forms like dx, dy, and dz. Evaluating a basis 2-form on vectors v and w gives the area of the parallelogram formed by projecting the vectors onto the corresponding axis planes, and 2-forms are antisymmetric under exchange of vector arguments.

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    DIFFERENTIAL k-FORMS

    A k-linear, antisymmetric function k : VkR


    Linear combination of basic k-forms dxi ... dxk :
    E.g. 2 = A dz dy + B dz dx + C dx dy
    Basis 2-form (dxi dxj)(v,w) gives size of k-
    parallelogram formed by projections of v,w onto xixj-
    axis
    dxi dxj (v,w) = - dxi dxj (w,v)

    2-FORM AS WEDGE PRODUCT OF 1-FORMS

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