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[[File:Penrosetribar.png|thumb|The tribar shown in pieces, embedded into three open sets. The numbered and circled subregions contain duplicate overlapping points and the rules for translating into the other open sets.]] | [[File:Penrosetribar.png|thumb|The tribar shown in pieces, embedded into three open sets. The numbered and circled subregions contain duplicate overlapping points and the rules for translating into the other open sets.]] | ||
=== | === Cohomology === | ||
Cohomology of a smooth manifold can be computed by solving certain differential equations, or by combinatorially approximating the manifold with a cover as shown with the tribar. Further, it plays a necessary role in Penrose's Twistor theory. Both mathematical approaches are demonstrated in the book by Bott and Tu: | Cohomology of a smooth manifold can be computed by solving certain differential equations, or by combinatorially approximating the manifold with a cover as shown with the tribar. Further, it plays a necessary role in Penrose's Twistor theory. Both mathematical approaches are demonstrated in the book by Bott and Tu: | ||
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=== Spinors === | |||
Spinors have two main instantiations: the infinitesimal quantity usually in finite dimensions as the value of a vector field at a point, or as the vector field taken over a finite region of space(time). | Spinors have two main instantiations: the infinitesimal quantity usually in finite dimensions as the value of a vector field at a point, or as the vector field taken over a finite region of space(time). | ||
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