Vector flow

In mathematics, the vector flow refers to a set of closely related concepts of the flow determined by a vector field. These appear in a number of different contexts, including differential topology, Riemannian geometry and Lie group theory. These related concepts are explored in a spectrum of articles:

• exponential map (Riemannian geometry)
  • matrix exponential
  • exponential function
• infinitesimal generator (→ Lie group)
• integral curve (→ vector field)
• one-parameter subgroup
• flow (geometry)
  • geodesic flow
  • Hamiltonian flow
  • Ricci flow
  • Anosov flow
• injectivity radius (→ glossary)