Brian Asalone

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But we already have a name for maps between collections of vectors: They are tensors. So what we really have is the Riemann curvature tensor; it inputs two vectors to define a loop and a third vector to be transported, and outputs a fourth vector to characterize the change around the loop.
The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion
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