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Complete lift of vector fields and sprays to $T^\infty M$

Differential Geometry 2015-07-21 v2

Abstract

In this paper for a given Banach, possibly infinite dimensional, manifold MM we focus on the geometry of its iterated tangent bundle TrMT^rM, rN{}r\in {\N}\cup\{\infty\}. First we endow TrMT^rM with a canonical atlas using that of MM. Then the concepts of vertical and complete lifts for functions and vector fields on TrMT^rM are defined which they will play a pivotal role in our next studies i.e. complete lift of (semi)sprays. Afterward we supply TMT^\infty M with a generalized Fr\'{e}chet manifold structure and we will show that any vector field or (semi)spray on MM, can be lifted to a vector field or (semi)spray on TMT^\infty M. Then, despite of the natural difficulties with non-Banach modeled manifolds, we will discuss about the ordinary differential equations on TMT^\infty M including integral curves, flows and geodesics. Finally, as an example, we apply our results to the infinite dimensional case of manifold of closed curves.

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@article{arxiv.1505.01955,
  title  = {Complete lift of vector fields and sprays to $T^\infty M$},
  author = {Ali Suri and Somaye Rastegarzadeh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1505.01955},
  year   = {2015}
}