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