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    Metric Signature

    Definition

    The term metric signature refers to the signature of a metric tensor g = g_(i j) on a smooth manifold M, a tool which quantifies the numbers of positive, zero, and negative infinitesimal distances of tangent vectors in the tangent bundle of M and which is most easily defined in terms of the signatures of a number of related structures. Most commonly, one identifies the signature of a metric tensor g with the signature of the quadratic form Q_p = 〈·, ·〉_p induced by g on any of the tangent spaces T_p M for points p element M.

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