On the geometrical structure of Euler-Lagrange equations (Q1342856)

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    On the geometrical structure of Euler-Lagrange equations
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 711504

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      On the geometrical structure of Euler-Lagrange equations (English)
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      15 January 1995
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      It is classical that a section in a fiber bundle with Lagrangian is critical for the associated action if and only if it satisfies the Euler- Lagrange equation. This fact is reproved in the language of jet-spaces without explicit reference to a variational problem. The Poincaré- Cartan form is also discussed in this framework.
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      Lagrangian
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      Euler-Lagrange equation
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      jet-spaces
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      Poincaré-Cartan form
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