The comass at a point of a differential p-form
on a Riemannian
manifold
is the supremum of the absolute
value of
on simple (decomposable) tangent
-vectors of
-volume one (Harvey and Lawson 1982,
p. 56),
Comass
See also
Calibration FormPortions of this entry contributed by Todd Rowland
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References
Harvey, R. and Lawson, H. B. Jr. "Calibrated Geometries." Acta Math. 148, 47-157, 1982. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02392726.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
ComassCite this as:
Weisstein, Eric W., with contributions by Todd Rowland. "Comass." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Comass.html