Lectures related to From embedded to general manifolds: Why?

Covers manifolds, topology, smooth maps, and tangent vectors in detail.

Introduces differential forms on manifolds, covering tangent bundles and intersection pairings.

Manopt: Optimization Toolbox for Manifolds

Introduces Manopt, a toolbox for optimization on manifolds, focusing on solving optimization problems on smooth manifolds using the Matlab version.

Riemannian connections

Explores Riemannian connections on manifolds, emphasizing smoothness and compatibility with the metric.

Differential Forms Integration

Covers the integration of differential forms on smooth manifolds, including the concepts of closed and exact forms.

Retractions vector fields and tangent bundles: Tangent bundles

Covers retractions, tangent bundles, and embedded submanifolds on manifolds with proofs and examples.

Connections: motivation and definition

Explores the definition of connections for smooth vector fields on manifolds.

Optimization on Manifolds

Covers optimization on manifolds, focusing on smooth manifolds and functions, and the process of gradient descent.

Topology of Riemann Surfaces

Covers the topology of Riemann surfaces, focusing on orientation and orientability.

Smooth maps on manifolds and differentials

Covers smooth maps on manifolds, defining functions, tangent spaces, and differentials.

Riemannian connections: What they are and why we care

Covers Riemannian connections, emphasizing their properties and significance in geometry.

From embedded to general manifolds: upgrading our foundations

Explores the transition from embedded to general manifolds, upgrading foundational concepts and discussing mathematical reasons for both approaches.

Riemannian metrics and gradients: Why and definition of Riemannian manifolds

Covers Riemannian metrics, gradients, vector fields, and inner products on manifolds.

Local Frames

Covers the concept of local frames, their construction, and limitations.

Connections: Axiomatic Definition

Explores connections on manifolds, emphasizing the axiomatic definition and properties of derivatives in differentiating vector fields.

Tangent vectors without embedding space: Making tangent spaces linear

Explores making tangent spaces linear, defining tangent vectors without an embedding space and their operations, as well as the equivalence of different tangent space notions.

Comparing Tangent Vectors: Three Reasons Why

Explores the importance of comparing tangent vectors at different points using algorithms and finite differences.

Smooth maps and differentials: Differentials

Explores smooth maps, differentials, composition properties, linearity, and extensions on manifolds.

Cartesian Product and Induction

Introduces Cartesian product and induction for proofs using integers and sets.

Symmetries and Groups in Quantum Mechanics

Covers the role of symmetries and groups in quantum mechanics, focusing on SU2 and SU3, their properties, and implications for physical theories.