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A global theory of algebras of generalized functions II: tensor distributions

A global theory of algebras of generalized functions II: tensor distributions
A global theory of algebras of generalized functions II: tensor distributions
We extend the construction of [19] by introducing spaces of generalized tensor fields on smooth manifolds that possess optimal embedding and consistency properties with spaces of tensor distributions in the sense of L. Schwartz. We thereby obtain a universal algebra of generalized tensor fields canonically containing the space of distributional tensor fields. The canonical embedding of distributional tensor fields also commutes with the Lie derivative. This construction provides the basis for applications of algebras of generalized functions in nonlinear distributional geometry and, in particular, to the study of spacetimes of low differentiability in general relativity.
tensor distributions, algebras of generalized functions, generalized tensor fields, schwartz impossibility result, diffeomorphism invariant colombeau algebras, calculus in convenient vector spaces msc 2000: primary 46F30, secondary 46T30, 26E15, 58B10, 46A17
139-199
Grosser, Michael
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Kunzinger, Michael
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Steinbauer, Roland
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Vickers, James
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Grosser, Michael
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Kunzinger, Michael
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Steinbauer, Roland
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Grosser, Michael, Kunzinger, Michael, Steinbauer, Roland and Vickers, James (2012) A global theory of algebras of generalized functions II: tensor distributions. New York Journal of Mathematics, 18, 139-199.

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We extend the construction of [19] by introducing spaces of generalized tensor fields on smooth manifolds that possess optimal embedding and consistency properties with spaces of tensor distributions in the sense of L. Schwartz. We thereby obtain a universal algebra of generalized tensor fields canonically containing the space of distributional tensor fields. The canonical embedding of distributional tensor fields also commutes with the Lie derivative. This construction provides the basis for applications of algebras of generalized functions in nonlinear distributional geometry and, in particular, to the study of spacetimes of low differentiability in general relativity.

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Published date: 19 March 2012
Keywords: tensor distributions, algebras of generalized functions, generalized tensor fields, schwartz impossibility result, diffeomorphism invariant colombeau algebras, calculus in convenient vector spaces msc 2000: primary 46F30, secondary 46T30, 26E15, 58B10, 46A17
Organisations: Mathematics

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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/336198
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ORCID for James Vickers: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1531-6273

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Date deposited: 20 Mar 2012 14:55
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 02:34

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Author: Michael Grosser
Author: Michael Kunzinger
Author: Roland Steinbauer
Author: James Vickers ORCID iD

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