Notation overview

Since manifolds include a reasonable amount of elements and functions, the following list tries to keep an overview of used notation throughout Manifolds.jl. The order is alphabetical by name. They might be used in a plain form within the code or when referring to that code. This is for example the case with the calligraphic symbols.

Within the documented functions, the utf8 symbols are used whenever possible, as long as that renders correctly in $\TeX$ within this documentation.

SymbolDescriptionAlso usedComment
$\tau_p$action map by group element $p$$\mathrm{L}_p, \mathrm{R}_peither left or right \timesCartesian product of two manifoldssee ProductManifold ^{\wedge}(n-ary) Cartesian power of a manifoldsee PowerManifold T^*_p \mathcal Mthe cotangent space at p \xia cotangent vector from T^*_p \mathcal M$$\xi_1, \xi_2,\ldots,\eta,\zeta$sometimes written with base point $\xi_p$.
$\mathrm{d}\phi_p(q)$Differential of a map $\phi: \mathcal M \to \mathcal N$ with respect to $p$ at a point $q$. For functions of multiple variables, for example $\phi(p, p_1)$ where $p \in \mathcal M$ and $p_1 \in \mathcal M_1$, variable $p$ is explicitly stated to specify with respect to which argument the differential is calculated.$\mathrm{d}\phi_q$, $(\mathrm{d}\phi)_q$, $(\phi_*)_q$, $D_p\phi(q)$pushes tangent vectors $X \in T_q \mathcal M$ forward to $\mathrm{d}\phi_p(q)[X] \in T_{\phi(q)} \mathcal N$
$n$dimension (of a manifold)$n_1,n_2,\ldots,m, \dim(\mathcal M)$for the real dimension sometimes also $\dim_{\mathbb R}(\mathcal M)$
$d(\cdot,\cdot)$(Riemannian) distance$d_{\mathcal M}(\cdot,\cdot)$
$\exp_p X$exponential map at $p \in \mathcal M$ of a vector $X \in T_p \mathcal M$$\exp_p(X) Fa fibersee VectorBundleFibers \mathbb Fa field, usually \mathbb F \in \{\mathbb R,\mathbb C, \mathbb H\}, i.e. the real, complex, and quaternion numbers, respectively.field a manifold or a basis is based on \gammaa geodesic\gamma_{p;q}, \gamma_{p,X}connecting two points p,q or starting in p with velocity X. \nabla f(p)gradient of function f \colon \mathcal{M} \to \mathbb{R} at p \in \mathcal{M} \circa group operation \cdot^\mathrm{H}Hermitian or conjugate transposed eidentity element of a group I_kidentity matrix of size k\times k kindicesi,j \langle\cdot,\cdot\rangleinner product (in T_p \mathcal M)\langle\cdot,\cdot\rangle_p, g_p(\cdot,\cdot) \operatorname{retr}^{-1}_pqan inverse retraction \mathfrak ga Lie algebra \mathcal{G}a (Lie) group \log_p qlogarithmic map at p \in \mathcal M of a point q \in \mathcal M$$\log_p(q)$
$\mathcal M$a manifold$\mathcal M_1, \mathcal M_2,\ldots,\mathcal N$
$\operatorname{Exp}$the matrix exponential
$\operatorname{Log}$the matrix logarithm
$\mathcal P_{q\gets p}X$parallel transportof the vector $X$ from $T_p\mathcal M$ to $T_q\mathcal M$
$\mathcal P_{p,Y}X$parallel transport in direction $Y$of the vector $X$ from $T_p\mathcal M$ to $T_q\mathcal M$, $q = exp_pY$
$p$a point on $\mathcal M$$p_1, p_2, \ldots,qfor 3 points one might use x,y,z \operatorname{retr}_pXa retraction \Xia set of tangent vectors\{X_1,\ldots,X_n\} T_p \mathcal Mthe tangent space at p Xa tangent vector from T_p \mathcal M$$X_1,X_2,\ldots,Y,Z$sometimes written with base point $X_p$
$\operatorname{tr}$trace (of a matrix)
$\cdot^\mathrm{T}$transposed
$B$a vector bundle
$\mathcal T_{q\gets p}X$vector transportof the vector $X$ from $T_p\mathcal M$ to $T_q\mathcal M$
$\mathcal T_{p,Y}X$vector transport in direction $Y$of the vector $X$ from $T_p\mathcal M$ to $T_q\mathcal M$, where $q$ is deretmined by $Y$, for example using the exponential map or some retraction.
$0_k$the $k\times k$ zero matrix.