Lesson 14 of 15
Riemann Curvature Tensor
Riemann Curvature Tensor
The Riemann curvature tensor measures how much parallel transport around a small loop rotates vectors. This is the quantitative measure of the curvature of a manifold.
The Riemann tensor is defined in terms of the Lie bracket and covariant derivative:
In components, using the Christoffel symbols:
Sphere Example
For the unit sphere with :
At : .
At : .
Gaussian Curvature
For a 2D surface, the Riemann tensor has one independent component. The Gaussian curvature is:
For the unit sphere, everywhere — it is a surface of constant positive curvature.
Flat space has : all , so all .
Your Task
Implement riemann(g_fn) that returns a function at(point) computing .
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