In mathematics and theoretical physics, a Killing vector field or Killing field (named after Wilhelm Killing) is a vector field on a Riemannian manifold or pseudo-Riemannian manifold that preserves the metric. Flows generated by Killing vector fields are continuous isometries of the manifold.
In mathematics and theoretical physics, a Killing vector field or Killing field (named after Wilhelm Killing) is a vector field on a Riemannian manifold or pseudo-Riemannian manifold that preserves the metric. Flows generated by Killing vector fields are continuous isometries of the manifold.
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