@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ pip install coordinax
4949 components.
5050- Metrics: a bilinear form _ g_ on the tangent space defining inner products and
5151 norms (Euclidean, sphere intrinsic, Minkowski).
52- - Transformations: convert between coordinate charts and roles, including
53- velocity and acceleration transformations
52+ - Transformations: convert between coordinate charts and representations,
53+ including velocity and acceleration transformations
5454- Operators: frame-aware vector operations (rotation, boost, translation, etc.)
5555- ` PointedVector ` : combines a vector with a reference point or frame for context
5656- Frames: reference systems (ICRS, Galactocentric, etc.) and their
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ pip install coordinax
6262
6363```
6464import coordinax.charts as cxc # Charts
65- import coordinax.roles as cxr # Roles
65+ import coordinax.representations as cxr # Representations
6666import coordinax.metrics as cxm # Metric
6767import coordinax.tangents as cxt # Transformations
6868```
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ frames.
126126
127127```
128128import jax.numpy as jnp
129- import coordinax.roles as cxr
129+ import coordinax.representations as cxr
130130from coordinax.objs import Vector
131131
132132q = {"x": u.Q(1.0, "km"), "y": u.Q(2.0, "km"), "z": u.Q(3.0, "km")}
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ bool(jnp.allclose(u.ustrip("km/s", v_back.data["x"]),
139139 u.ustrip("km/s", vvec.data["x"])))
140140```
141141
142- Different vector roles transform via different mechanisms:
142+ Different vector representations transform via different mechanisms:
143143
144144| Role | Transformation | Requires Base Point? |
145145| ---------- | ----------------------------------- | -------------------- |
@@ -253,9 +253,9 @@ disp_from_origin = cx.as_disp(new_pos)
253253
254254## Metrics and Representations
255255
256- Representations are coordinate charts; roles (PhysDisp, PhysVel, PhysAcc, ...)
257- give vectors their physical meaning. A chart’s default metric defines how
258- physical components are interpreted.
256+ Representations are coordinate charts; representations (PhysDisp, PhysVel,
257+ PhysAcc, ...) give vectors their physical meaning. A chart’s default metric
258+ defines how physical components are interpreted.
259259
260260## Citation
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