Riemann curvature tensor
Tensor de curvatura de Riemann
- Date
- 1861 · confidence medium
- Place
- Göttingen, Germany
- Credited to
- Bernhard Riemann
- Field
- Knowledge & symbols
What was discovered
A mathematical tool that assigns a tensor to each point of a Riemannian manifold to express its curvature; it is central to general relativity, where it represents the tidal force on a freely falling body.
What it led to
- Mathematical formulation of Einstein's general relativity
- Modern differential geometry