On the naturality of the exterior differential.

• Published in: C. R. Math. Rep. Acad. Sci. Canada, vol. 30, num. 1, p. 1-10
• Publication date: 2008

We give sufficient conditions for the naturallity of the exterior differential under Sobolev mappings. In other words we study the validity of the equation $d\, f^* \alpha = f^*\; d\alpha$ for a smooth form $\alpha$ and a Sobolev map $f$.

Keywords: Differential Forms

Reference

• GR-TR-ARTICLE-2009-001
• doi:NA

• URL: http://www.comptesrendus.math.ca/Vol_30/Vol_30.html

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