Hodge theory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One aspect of the study of differential forms of a smooth manifold M. More specifically, it works out the consequences for the cohomology groups of M, with real coefficients, of the partial differential equation theory of generalised Laplacian operators associated to a Riemannian metric on M.

Word forms

Hodge theory

Etymology

Named after W. V. D. Hodge.

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