Given a 2-vector field on a manifold, first we briefly discuss the complete integrability of the distribution which is the image of the 2-vector field. Then we show that a new Lie algebroid is defined on such a maniold which is coincident with the cotangent Lie algebroid when the 2-vector field is Poisson. The result is extended to the case of Lie algebroids.
This chapter introduces tensor fields, covariant derivatives and the geodesic equation on a (pseudo-) Riemannian manifold. It discusses how symmetries of a general space-time can be found from the Killing equation, and how the existence of Killing vector fields is connected to global conservation laws.
