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Cohomology of the variational bicomplex on the infinite order jet space

Differential Geometry 2007-05-23 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We obtain the cohomology of the variational bicomplex on the infinite order jet space of a smooth fiber bundle in the class of exterior forms of finite jet order. This provides a solution of the global inverse problem of the calculus of variations of finite order on fiber bundles.

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@article{arxiv.math/0006074,
  title  = {Cohomology of the variational bicomplex on the infinite order jet space},
  author = {G. Giachetta and L. Mangiarotti and G. Sardanashvily},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0006074},
  year   = {2007}
}

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18 pages