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Appendix A Differential Forms and Operators on Manifolds
In this appendix, we introduce differential forms on manifolds so that the integration on manifolds can be treated in a more general framework. The operators on manifolds can be also discussed using differential forms. The material in this appendix can be used as a supplement of Chapter 2.
A.1 Differential Forms on Manifolds
Let M be a k-manifold and u =[u1, ··· ,uk] be a coordinate system on M.A differential form of degree 1 in terms of the coordinates u has the expression