| Title:
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Jets and the variational calculus (English) |
| Author:
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Saunders, David J. |
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English |
| Journal:
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Communications in Mathematics |
| ISSN:
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1804-1388 (print) |
| ISSN:
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2336-1298 (online) |
| Volume:
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29 |
| Issue:
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1 |
| Year:
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2021 |
| Pages:
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91-114 |
| Summary lang:
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English |
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| Category:
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math |
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| Summary:
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We review the approach to the calculus of variations using Ehresmann's theory of jets. We describe different types of jet manifold, different types of variational problem and different cohomological structures associated with such problems. (English) |
| Keyword:
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Jets |
| Keyword:
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Calculus of variations |
| MSC:
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58A20 |
| MSC:
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58E30 |
| idZBL:
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Zbl 07413359 |
| idMR:
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MR4251307 |
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| Date available:
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2021-07-09T12:33:59Z |
| Last updated:
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2021-11-01 |
| Stable URL:
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http://hdl.handle.net/10338.dmlcz/148993 |
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