Geometric aspects of higher order variational principles on submanifolds
Differential Geometry
2008-07-02 v4
Abstract
The geometry of jets of submanifolds is studied, with special interest in the relationship with the calculus of variations. A new intrinsic geometric formulation of the variational problem on jets of submanifolds is given. Working examples are provided.
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@article{arxiv.math/0602127,
title = {Geometric aspects of higher order variational principles on submanifolds},
author = {Gianni Manno and Raffaele Vitolo},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0602127},
year = {2008}
}
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17 pages