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FluidStu
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I am trying to build up a kind of mind map of the following:
Module (eg. vector space)
Ring (eg Field)
Linear algebra (concerning vectors and vector spaces, from what I understood)
Multilinear Algebra (analogously concerning tensors and multi-linear maps)
Linear maps & Multilinear maps
The first question I have is, what is the difference between an algebraic field and a geometric field? I understand what scalar, vector and tensor fields are – are these examples of geometric fields? If so, can they be considered as 'Rings', or are these geometric fields totally separate from the algebraic ones?
The second question is about spaces. I'm trying to build a mind map of these (using the image here as a basis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_(mathematics)#Types_of_spaces)), and relate them to the above. Are vector spaces 'spaces'? By that I mean, do they come under the classification of a mathematical space, as defined in the Wiki link?
Many Thanks
Module (eg. vector space)
Ring (eg Field)
Linear algebra (concerning vectors and vector spaces, from what I understood)
Multilinear Algebra (analogously concerning tensors and multi-linear maps)
Linear maps & Multilinear maps
The first question I have is, what is the difference between an algebraic field and a geometric field? I understand what scalar, vector and tensor fields are – are these examples of geometric fields? If so, can they be considered as 'Rings', or are these geometric fields totally separate from the algebraic ones?
The second question is about spaces. I'm trying to build a mind map of these (using the image here as a basis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_(mathematics)#Types_of_spaces)), and relate them to the above. Are vector spaces 'spaces'? By that I mean, do they come under the classification of a mathematical space, as defined in the Wiki link?
Many Thanks