The geometry of jet bundles /
Saunders, D. J., 1964-
The geometry of jet bundles / D.J. Saunders. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1989. - 1 online resource (293 pages) - London Mathematical Society lecture note series ; 142 . - London Mathematical Society lecture note series ; 142. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 286-287) and index.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 Bundles; 1.1 Fibred Manifolds and Bundles; 1.2 Sections; 1.3 Bundle Morphisms; 1.4 New Bundles From Old; 2 Linear Bundles; 2.1 Vector Bundles; 2.2 Vector Bundle Morphisms; 2.3 Duality and Tensor Products; 2.4 Affine Bundles; 3 Linear Operations on General Bundles; 3.1 Tangent and Cotangent Vectors; 3.2 Vector Fields; 3.3 Differential Forms; 3.4 Derivations; 3.5 Connections; 4 First-order Jet Bundles; 4.1 First-order Jets; 4.2 Prolongations of Morphisms; 4.3 Total Derivatives and Contact Forms; 4.4 Prolongations of Vector Fields 4.5 The Contact Structure4.6 Jet Fields; 4.7 Vertical Lifts; 5 Second-order Jet Bundles; 5.1 Second-order Jets; 5.2 Repeated Jets; 5.3 Integrability and Semi-holonomic Jets; 5.4 Second-order Jet Fields; 5.5 The Cartan Form; 6 Higher-order Jet Bundles; 6.1 Multi-index Notation; 6.2 Higher-order Jets; 6.3 The Contact Structure; 6.4 Vector Fields and their Prolongations; 6.5 The Higher-order Cartan Form; 7 Infinite Jet Bundles; 7.1 Preliminaries; 7.2 Infinite Jets; 7.3 The Infinite Contact System; 7.4 The Inverse Problem; Bibliography; Glossary of Symbols; Index
The purpose of this book is to provide an introduction to the theory of jet bundles for mathematicians and physicists who wish to study differential equations, particularly those associated with the calculus of variations, in a modern geometric way. One of the themes of the book is that first-order jets may be considered as the natural generalisation of vector fields for studying variational problems in field theory, and so many of the constructions are introduced in the context of first- or second-order jets, before being described in their full generality. The book includes a proof of the local exactness of the variational bicomplex. A knowledge of differential geometry is assumed by the author, although introductory chapters include the necessary background of fibred manifolds, and on vector and affine bundles. Coordinate-free techniques are used throughout, although coordinate representations are often used in proofs and when considering applications.
9781107361560 (electronic bk.) 1107361567 (electronic bk.) 9780511526411 (e-book) 0511526415 (e-book)
Jet bundles (Mathematics)
Geometry, Differential.
Differential equations.
Calculus of variations.
Équations différentielles.
Calcul des variations.
Fibrés des jets (Mathématiques)
Géométrie différentielle.
MATHEMATICS--Geometry--Differential.
Geometry, Differential.
Jet bundles (Mathematics)
Jetbündel
Jatos (geometria diferencial)
Electronic books.
QA614 / .S284 1989eb
516.3/62
The geometry of jet bundles / D.J. Saunders. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1989. - 1 online resource (293 pages) - London Mathematical Society lecture note series ; 142 . - London Mathematical Society lecture note series ; 142. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 286-287) and index.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 Bundles; 1.1 Fibred Manifolds and Bundles; 1.2 Sections; 1.3 Bundle Morphisms; 1.4 New Bundles From Old; 2 Linear Bundles; 2.1 Vector Bundles; 2.2 Vector Bundle Morphisms; 2.3 Duality and Tensor Products; 2.4 Affine Bundles; 3 Linear Operations on General Bundles; 3.1 Tangent and Cotangent Vectors; 3.2 Vector Fields; 3.3 Differential Forms; 3.4 Derivations; 3.5 Connections; 4 First-order Jet Bundles; 4.1 First-order Jets; 4.2 Prolongations of Morphisms; 4.3 Total Derivatives and Contact Forms; 4.4 Prolongations of Vector Fields 4.5 The Contact Structure4.6 Jet Fields; 4.7 Vertical Lifts; 5 Second-order Jet Bundles; 5.1 Second-order Jets; 5.2 Repeated Jets; 5.3 Integrability and Semi-holonomic Jets; 5.4 Second-order Jet Fields; 5.5 The Cartan Form; 6 Higher-order Jet Bundles; 6.1 Multi-index Notation; 6.2 Higher-order Jets; 6.3 The Contact Structure; 6.4 Vector Fields and their Prolongations; 6.5 The Higher-order Cartan Form; 7 Infinite Jet Bundles; 7.1 Preliminaries; 7.2 Infinite Jets; 7.3 The Infinite Contact System; 7.4 The Inverse Problem; Bibliography; Glossary of Symbols; Index
The purpose of this book is to provide an introduction to the theory of jet bundles for mathematicians and physicists who wish to study differential equations, particularly those associated with the calculus of variations, in a modern geometric way. One of the themes of the book is that first-order jets may be considered as the natural generalisation of vector fields for studying variational problems in field theory, and so many of the constructions are introduced in the context of first- or second-order jets, before being described in their full generality. The book includes a proof of the local exactness of the variational bicomplex. A knowledge of differential geometry is assumed by the author, although introductory chapters include the necessary background of fibred manifolds, and on vector and affine bundles. Coordinate-free techniques are used throughout, although coordinate representations are often used in proofs and when considering applications.
9781107361560 (electronic bk.) 1107361567 (electronic bk.) 9780511526411 (e-book) 0511526415 (e-book)
Jet bundles (Mathematics)
Geometry, Differential.
Differential equations.
Calculus of variations.
Équations différentielles.
Calcul des variations.
Fibrés des jets (Mathématiques)
Géométrie différentielle.
MATHEMATICS--Geometry--Differential.
Geometry, Differential.
Jet bundles (Mathematics)
Jetbündel
Jatos (geometria diferencial)
Electronic books.
QA614 / .S284 1989eb
516.3/62