Invariants for the Lagrangian equivalence problem (Q1674397)

Let \(M\) be a connected smooth manifold and \(\text{Aut}(p)\) be the group of automorphisms of the projection \(p:\mathbb R\to M\). Denoting by \(J^r(\mathbb R,M)\) the bundle of \(r\)-th order jets of local sections of \(p\), let \(q:J^1(\mathbb R,M)\times \mathbb R\to J^1(\mathbb R,M)\) be the canonical projection. Then the sections of the projection \(q\) correspond bijectively with functions in \(C^\infty(J^1(\mathbb R,M))\), i.e. with first-order Lagrangians on the fibered manifold \(p\). The aim of the paper is to discuss invariant functions on \(J^r(q)\) under the natural action of \(\text{Aut}(p)\) in relationship with the Lagrangian equivalence problem. In particular, the authors determined second-order invariants geometrically as well as some other higher order invariants for \(\dim(M)\geq 2\).