Note on generalised connections and affine bundles
Differential Geometry
2008-02-04 v1 Mathematical Physics
math.MP
Abstract
We develop an alternative view on the concept of connections over a vector bundle map, which consists of a horizontal lift procedure to a prolonged bundle. We further focus on prolongations to an affine bundle and introduce the concept of affineness of a generalised connection.
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@article{arxiv.math/0207189,
title = {Note on generalised connections and affine bundles},
author = {T. Mestdag and W. Sarlet and E. Martinez},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0207189},
year = {2008}
}
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17 pages