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Bundle of linear subspaces of the tangent bundle

In differential geometry, a contact bundle is a particular type of fiber bundle constructed from a smooth manifold. Like how the tangent bundle is the manifold that describes the local behavior of parameterized curves, a contact bundle is the manifold that describes the local behavior of unparameterized curves. More generally, a contact bundle of order k is the manifold that describes the local behavior of k-dimensional submanifolds. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: Contact bundleA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Numerical Simulation of an Indirect Contact Mobilized Thermal Energy Storage Container with Different Tube Bundle Layout and Fin StructureInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Integrability, Quantization, and GeometryThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Tibiofemoral Joint Contact Area and Pressure After Single‐ and Double‐Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament ReconstructionCited 99 times
  5. Go sideways: Glossary of differential geometry and topologyA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Associated bundleA closely related topic

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