On Monday, June 2, 2014 10:19:30 AM UTC+1, Eric Gourgoulhon wrote:
>
>   - their differentials are zero
>

Computing the derivative of a constant is pretty fast, too. Since any 
interesting computation will also involve non-zero fields its not clear 
that you would gain much for the improved code complexity.
 

>   - evaluating their values at a given manifold point does not involve the 
> point coordinates in some chart.
>

Ditto, since there will be other fields in any interesting expression its 
just a question of caching the point coordinates.

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