Parallel Transport and Geodesics

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Explores symmetries, Riemannian connection, vector fields, and Lie bracket in geometry.

Introduces Christoffel symbols and gravity concepts before Einstein, discussing mathematical tensors and the Nobel Prize in Physics.

Covers the dimensional reduction of strain energy from 3D to 2D and linear shell theory equilibrium equations.

Covers the formulation of gravitational field equations and the motion of particles in gravitational fields.

Presents the fundamental theorem of Riemannian geometry and demonstrates the uniqueness of the Riemannian connection.

Covers connections on manifolds, symmetric connections, Lie brackets, and compatibility with the metric in Riemannian geometry.

Covers Riemannian connections, emphasizing their properties and significance in geometry.

Covers linear pressure vessels and the basics of differential geometry of surfaces, including covariant and contravariant base vectors.

Explores parallel transport along loops and covariant derivatives induced by metrics.

Introduces differential forms on manifolds, covering tangent bundles and intersection pairings.