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Graded derivations of the algebra of differential forms associated with a connection

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  • connections
  • graded derivations
  • Fr”olicher-Nijenhuis bracket
  • 1980 Mathematics subject classifications
  • 53C05
  • 58A10

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Michor, P.W. (1989). Graded derivations of the algebra of differential forms associated with a connection. In: Carreras, F.J., Gil-Medrano, O., Naveira, A.M. (eds) Differential Geometry. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1410. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0086427

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