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Answers for “余切空间 T_p^* R^n 是什么,为什么写成 Hom(T_p R^n, R)?”

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The cotangent space at pp is the dual space of the tangent space at pp. It is written as Hom⁡(TpRn,R)\operatorname{Hom}(T_p\mathbb{R}^n, \mathbb{R}) because it consists of all linear maps from the tangent space TpRnT_p\mathbb{R}^n to the field R\mathbb{R}.

Conditions: pp is a basepoint.

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The basepoint pp remains important because it determines the linear map Df(p)Df(p) used in the output pair. The derivative depends on the point at which it is evaluated.

Conditions: Applies to the basepoint derivative dfp(v)=(q,Df(p)v)df_p(v) = (q, Df(p)v).

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A vector field over R3\mathbb{R}^3 assigns to each point pp a vector vv belonging to the tangent space TpR3T_p\mathbb{R}^3 at that point.

Conditions: The ambient space in this example is R3\mathbb{R}^3.