Jets and the variational calculus (Q2236374)
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Jets and the variational calculus (English)
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22 October 2021
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The author reviews the approach to the calculus of variations using Ehresmann's theory of jets. It describes different types of jet manifolds, different types of variational problems and different cohomological structures associated with such problems.
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jets
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calculus of variations
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