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Meaning of Weyl tensor | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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A measure of the curvature of spacetime (or, more generally, a pseudo-Riemannian manifold), differing from the Riemann tensor in that it does not convey information on how the volume of the body changes, but only how its shape is distorted by the tidal force.

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B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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