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Hodge Star


On an oriented n-dimensional Riemannian manifold, the Hodge star is a linear function which converts alternating differential k-forms to alternating (n-k)-forms. If w is an alternating k-form, its Hodge star is given by

 w(v_1,...,v_k)=(^*w)(v_(k+1),...,v_n)

when v_1, ..., v_n is an oriented orthonormal basis.


See also

Hodge Diamond, Stokes' Theorem

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Hodge Star." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/HodgeStar.html

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