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en.wikipedia.org › Isothermal_coordinates

Isothermal coordinates

In mathematics, specifically in differential geometry, isothermal coordinates on a Riemannian manifold are local coordinates where the metric is conformal to the Euclidean metric. This means that in isothermal coordinates, the Riemannian metric...

Updated: June 3, 2026
en.wikipedia.org › Weyl–Schouten_theorem

Weyl–Schouten theorem

In the mathematical field of differential geometry, the existence of isothermal coordinates for a (pseudo-)Riemannian metric is often of interest. In the case of a metric on a two-dimensional space, the existence of isothermal coordinates is...

Updated: August 19, 2026
en.wikipedia.org › Harmonic_coordinates

Harmonic coordinates

In Riemannian geometry, a branch of mathematics, harmonic coordinates are a certain kind of coordinate chart on a smooth manifold, determined by a Riemannian metric on the manifold. They are useful in many problems of geometric analysis due to their...

Updated: October 10, 2026
en.wikipedia.org › Beltrami_equation

Beltrami equation

In mathematics, the Beltrami equation, named after Eugenio Beltrami, is the partial differential equation ∂ w ∂ ...

Updated: May 20, 2026
en.wikipedia.org › Fermi_coordinates

Fermi coordinates

In the mathematical theory of Riemannian geometry, there are two uses of the term Fermi coordinates. In one use they are local coordinates that are adapted to a geodesic. In a second, more general one, they are local coordinates that are adapted to...

Updated: October 1, 2026
en.wikipedia.org › Differential_geometry_of_surfaces

Differential geometry of surfaces

In mathematics, the differential geometry of surfaces deals with the differential geometry of smooth surfaces with various additional structures, most often, a Riemannian metric. Surfaces have been extensively studied from various perspectives:...

Updated: October 26, 2026
en.wikipedia.org › Elliptic_partial_differential_equation

Elliptic partial differential equation

In mathematics, an elliptic partial differential equation is a type of partial differential equation (PDE). In mathematical modeling, elliptic PDEs are frequently used to model steady states, unlike parabolic and hyperbolic PDEs, which generally...

Updated: February 13, 2026
en.wikipedia.org › Weyl_tensor

Weyl tensor

In differential geometry, the Weyl curvature tensor, named after Hermann Weyl, is a measure of the curvature of spacetime or, more generally, a pseudo-Riemannian manifold. Like the Riemann curvature tensor, the Weyl tensor expresses the tidal force...

Updated: March 17, 2025
en.wikipedia.org › Uniformization_theorem

Uniformization theorem

In mathematics, the uniformization theorem states that every simply connected Riemann surface is conformally equivalent to one of three Riemann surfaces: the open unit disk, the complex plane, or the Riemann sphere. The theorem is a generalization...

Updated: October 19, 2026
en.wikipedia.org › Riemann_surface

Riemann surface

In mathematics, particularly in complex analysis, a Riemann surface is a connected one-dimensional complex manifold. These surfaces were first studied by and are named after Bernhard Riemann. Riemann surfaces can be thought of as deformed versions...

Updated: September 29, 2026