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Contravariant Vector


The usual type of vector, which can be viewed as a contravariant tensor ("ket") of tensor rank 1. Contravariant vectors are dual to one-forms ("bras," a.k.a. covariant vectors).


See also

Bra, Covariant Vector, Contravariant Tensor, Ket, One-Form, Vector

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Contravariant Vector." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/ContravariantVector.html

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