Contraction in Coordinates
Given a manifold , the interior product is defined as the
contraction of a differential form with a vector field.
The contraction of a one-form with a
vector field
is given by
The contraction of a two-form
with the same vector field is given by
The contraction of a three-form
is going to
be
In 2D the explicit formula for the contractions are
If 3D, on the other hand, the contractions become