A question about $[X,Y]$, where $X,Y$ are vector fields

25 Views Asked by At

Here we set $X,Y\in \Gamma(TM)$, $f\in C^\infty(M)$, $q\in M$. Then when we consider $[X,Y]$ as the derivation, what is $[X,Y](f)(q)$? Is that $X_qY_q(f)-Y_qX_q(f)$?