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prin·ci·pal bun·dle

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  1. Principal bundle

    In mathematics, a principal bundle is a mathematical object that formalizes some of the essential features of the Cartesian product X × G of a space X with a group G. In the same way as with the Cartesian product, a principal bundle P is equipped with An action of G on P, analogous to (x, g)h = (x, gh) for a product space. A projection onto X. For a product space, this is just the projection onto the first factor, (x,g) ↦ x.Unlike a product space, principal bundles lack a preferred choice of identity cross-section; they have no preferred analog of (x,e). Likewise, there is not generally a projection onto G generalizing the projection onto the second factor, X × G → G which exists for the Cartesian product. They may also have a complicated topology, which prevents them from being realized as a product space even if a number of arbitrary choices are made to try to define such a structure by defining it on smaller pieces of the space. A common example of a principal bundle is the frame bundle F(E) of a vector bundle E, which consists of all ordered bases of the vector space attached to each point. The group G in this case is the general linear group, which acts on the right in the usual way: by changes of basis. Since there is no natural way to choose an ordered basis of a vector space, a frame bundle lacks a canonical choice of identity cross-section. Principal bundles have important applications in topology and differential geometry. They have also found application in physics where they form part of the foundational framework of gauge theories.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of principal bundle in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of principal bundle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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