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Bundle-theoretic methods for higher-order variational calculus (English)
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3 February 2015
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The authors give a geometric interpretation of the integration-by-parts formula on a vector bundle. Then they discuss applications to the geometry of higher-order variational calculus.
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higher tangent bundles
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variational calculus
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higher-order Euler-Lagrange equations
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graded bundles
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integration by parts
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geometric mechanics
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