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noun
A measure of the curvature of spacetime (or, more generally, a pseudo-Riemannian manifold), differing from the Riemann tensor in that it does not convey information on how the volume of the body changes, but only how its shape is distorted by the tidal force.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: differential geometry
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History
Named after Hermann Weyl.
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