The geometry of the space of Cauchy data of nonlinear PDEs (Q2440512)
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The geometry of the space of Cauchy data of nonlinear PDEs (English)
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19 March 2014
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The author develops a framework for an intrinsic study of Cauchy problems for general nonlinear partial differential equations. The main point is a generalisation of the construction of the first-order jet bundle via Grassmannians using flag bundles and the subsequent introduction of higher- and infinite-order bundles. These new bundles allow for a simultaneous treatment of solutions of differential equations and their Cauchy data. As an application, transversality conditions in the calculus of variations are studied.
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flag bundles
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geometry of partial differential equations
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infinite-order bundles
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