Glossary of Differential Geometry and Topology - F

F

Fiber. In a fiber bundle, π: E → B the preimage π−1(x) of a point x in the base B is called the fiber over x, often denoted E_x.

Fiber bundle

Frame. A frame at a point of a differentiable manifold M is a basis of the tangent space at the point.

Frame bundle, the principal bundle of frames on a smooth manifold.

Flow