parallel transport

noun

A way of transporting geometrical data along smooth curves in a manifold.

Meanings

nounparallel transport (countable and uncountable, plural parallel transports)

plural parallel transports

  1. countableuncountablegeometryA way of transporting geometrical data along smooth curves in a manifold.
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