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Tensor[InverseMetric] - find the inverse of a metric tensor
Calling Sequences
InverseMetric(g)
Parameters
g - a metric tensor
Description
A metric tensor g is a symmetric, non-degenerate, rank 2 covariant tensor. The inverse of a metric tensor is a symmetric, non-degenerate, rank 2 contravariant tensor h. The components of h are given by the inverse of the matrix defined by the components of g.
InverseMetric(g) calculates the inverse of the metric tensor g.
This command is part of the DifferentialGeometry:-Tensor package, and so can be used in the form InverseMetric(...) only after executing the command with(DifferentialGeometry) and with(Tensor) in that order. It can always be used in the long form DifferentialGeometry:-Tensor:-InverseMetric.
Examples
Example 1.
First create a manifold M and define a metric tensor on the tangent space of M.
Calculate the inverse of g.
Check the result -- the contraction of h with g should be the type (1, 1) tensor whose components are the identity matrix.
Example 2.
First create a rank 3 vector bundle E on M and define a metric on the fibers.
See Also
DifferentialGeometry, Tensor, ContractIndices, RaiseLowerIndices, Physics[g_]
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