Cartan magic formula

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The Cartan magic formula is a fundamental identity in differential geometry that expresses the Lie derivative of a differential form in terms of the exterior derivative and interior product.

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instanceOf formula in differential geometry
identity in differential geometry
appliesTo differential k-form
smooth manifold
vector field
assumes smooth structure on the underlying manifold
characterizes Lie derivative as graded derivation of the exterior algebra
clarifies relationship between flow of a vector field and differential forms
componentOf Cartan calculus on differential forms
domainOfDefinition smooth differential forms on a manifold
expresses Lie derivative of a differential form
hasAlternativeName Cartan formula for the Lie derivative NERFINISHED
Cartan identity for the Lie derivative NERFINISHED
hasStandardNotation L_X ω = i_X dω + d i_X ω
holdsFor any smooth differential form ω
any smooth vector field X
implies Lie derivative is determined by flow of the vector field and exterior derivative
Lie derivative preserves degree of differential forms
involvesOperator Lie derivative L_X
exterior derivative d
interior product i_X
logicalForm L_X = i_X d + d i_X as operators on differential forms
mathematicalField geometry
mathematicalSubfield differential geometry
exterior calculus
tensor calculus
namedAfter Élie Cartan NERFINISHED
property shows that Lie derivative commutes with pullback along flows up to homotopy
relatedTo Cartan homotopy formula NERFINISHED
Cartan’s identity for Lie derivative
relatesConcept Lie derivative
differential forms
exterior derivative
interior product
usedFor computing Lie derivatives of differential forms
deriving conservation laws in differential form language
proving Cartan homotopy formula
usedIn Riemannian geometry NERFINISHED
classical field theory
differential geometry
gauge theory
symplectic geometry
theory of Lie algebras
theory of Lie groups
usedToShow Lie derivative commutes with exterior derivative on functions
naturality of exterior derivative under flows

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Lie derivative expressedBy Cartan magic formula