Curvature invariants are mathematical quantities that remain unchanged under coordinate transformations, providing essential information about the intrinsic geometry of a manifold. They serve as critical tools in understanding how curvature behaves in different contexts, particularly relating to Ricci curvature and scalar curvature, which describe aspects of how curved a space is and how volume is affected by that curvature.
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