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* In [[differential geometry]], an [[affine connection]] is torsion-free if its [[torsion tensor]] vanishes. |
* In [[differential geometry]], an [[affine connection]] is torsion-free if its [[torsion tensor]] vanishes. |
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Revision as of 21:04, 12 June 2007
In mathematics, the term torsion-free may refer to several unrelated notions:
- In abstract algebra, a group is torsion-free if the only element of finite order is the identity.
- In differential geometry, an affine connection is torsion-free if its torsion tensor vanishes.
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