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Clarify docs for vector field module
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tobiasdiez committed Mar 21, 2022
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The set of vector fields along a differentiable manifold `U` with values on
a differentiable manifold `M` via a differentiable map `\Phi: U \to M`
(possibly `U = M` and `\Phi=\mathrm{Id}_M`) is a module over the algebra
`C^k(U)` of differentiable scalar fields on `U`. If `\Phi` is the identity
map, this module is considered a Lie algebroid under the Lie bracket `[\ ,\ ]`
(cf. :wikipedia:`Lie_algebroid`). It is a free module if and only if `M` is
`C^\infty(U)` of differentiable scalar fields on `U`. If `\Phi` is the identity
map, this module is considered a Lie algebra under the Lie bracket `[\ ,\ ]`
(cf. :wikipedia:`Lie_algebra`). It is a free module if and only if `M` is
parallelizable. Accordingly, there are two classes for vector field modules:
- :class:`VectorFieldModule` for vector fields with values on a
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\Phi:\ U \longrightarrow M,
the *vector field module* `\mathfrak{X}(U,\Phi) = \Gamma(\Phi^* TM)` is the set of
all vector fields of the type
the space `\Gamma(\Phi^* TM)` of vector fields along `\Phi` is denoted by
`\mathfrak{X}(U,\Phi)`, where `TM` is the tangent bundle of `M`. Hence,
elements of `\mathfrak{X}(U,\Phi)` are smooth maps
.. MATH::
v:\ U \longrightarrow TM
(where `TM` is the tangent bundle of `M`) such that
such that
.. MATH::
\forall p \in U,\ v(p) \in T_{\Phi(p)}M,
where `T_{\Phi(p)}M` is the tangent space to `M` at the point `\Phi(p)`.
Thus elements of `\mathfrak{X}(U,\Phi)` are vector fields along `\Phi`.
The set `\mathfrak{X}(U,\Phi)` is a module over `C^k(U)`, the ring
The set `\mathfrak{X}(U,\Phi)` is a module over `C^\infty(U)`, the ring
(algebra) of differentiable scalar fields on `U` (see
:class:`~sage.manifolds.differentiable.scalarfield_algebra.DiffScalarFieldAlgebra`).
Furthermore, it is a Lie algebroid under the Lie bracket (cf.
:wikipedia:`Lie_algebroid`)
Furthermore, it is an (infinite-dimensional) Lie algebra under the
Lie bracket (cf. :wikipedia:`Lie_algebra`)
.. MATH::
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