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Keywords:
natural bundles; natural differential operators
Summary:
Let $F$ and $G$ be two natural bundles over $n$-manifolds. We prove that if $F$ is of type (I) and $G$ is of type (II), then any natural differential operator of $F$ into $G$ is of order 0. We give examples of natural bundles of type (I) or of type (II). As an application of the main theorem we determine all natural differential operators between some natural bundles.
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