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In physics, general covariant transformations are symmetries of gravitation theory on a world manifold . They are gauge transformations whose parameter functions are vector fields on . From the physical viewpoint, general covariant transformations are treated as particular (holonomic) reference frame transformations in general relativity. In mathematics, general covariant transformations are defined as particular automorphisms of so-called natural fiber bundles. == Mathematical definition == Let be a fibered manifold with local fibered coordinates . Every automorphism of is projected onto a diffeomorphism of its base . However, the converse is not true. A diffeomorphism of need not give rise to an automorphism of . In particular, an infinitesimal generator of a one-parameter Lie group of automorphisms of is a projectable vector field : on . This vector field is projected onto a vector field on , whose flow is a one-parameter group of diffeomorphisms of . Conversely, let be a vector field on . There is a problem of constructing its lift to a projectable vector field on projected onto . Such a lift always exists, but it need not be canonical. Given a connection on , every vector field on gives rise to the horizontal vector field : on . This horizontal lift yields a monomorphism of the -module of vector fields on to the -module of vector fields on , but this monomorphisms is not a Lie algebra morphism, unless is flat. However, there is a category of above mentioned natural bundles which admit the functorial lift onto of any vector field on such that is a Lie algebra monomorphism : This functorial lift is an infinitesimal general covariant transformation of . In a general setting, one considers a monomorphism of a group of diffeomorphisms of to a group of bundle automorphisms of a natural bundle . Automorphisms are called the general covariant transformations of . For instance, no vertical automorphism of is a general covariant transformation. Natural bundles are exemplified by tensor bundles. For instance, the tangent bundle of is a natural bundle. Every diffeomorphism of gives rise to the tangent automorphism of which is a general covariant transformation of . With respect to the holonomic coordinates on , this transformation reads : A frame bundle of linear tangent frames in also is a natural bundle. General covariant transformations constitute a subgroup of holonomic automorphisms of . All bundles associated with a frame bundle are natural. However, there are natural bundles which are not associated with . 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「general covariant transformations」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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