On the global version of Euler-Lagrange equations
Mathematical Physics
2016-08-16 v1 Differential Geometry
math.MP
Abstract
The introduction of a covariant derivative on the velocity phase space is needed for a global expression of Euler-Lagrange equations. The aim of this paper is to show how its torsion tensor turns out to be involved in such a version.
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@article{arxiv.math-ph/0305045,
title = {On the global version of Euler-Lagrange equations},
author = {R. E. Gamboa Saraví and J. E. Solomin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math-ph/0305045},
year = {2016}
}
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5 pages, 1 figure