Groupoid - Lie Groupoids and Lie Algebroids

Lie Groupoids and Lie Algebroids

When studying geometrical objects, the arising groupoids often carry some differentiable structure, turning them into Lie groupoids. These can be studied in terms of Lie algebroids, in analogy to the relation between Lie groups and Lie algebras.

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