holonomies

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A form of holonomy — Given a smooth closed curve C on a surface M, and picking any point P on that curve, the holonomy of C in M is the angle by which some vector turns as it is parallel transported along the curve C from point P all the way around and back to point P.

Scrabble 15

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noun
  1. pluralplural of holonomy

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