Description

The book is devoted to recent research in the global variational theory on smooth manifolds. Its main objective is an extension of the classical variational calculus on Euclidean spaces to (topologically nontrivial) finite-dimensional smooth manifolds; to this purpose the methods of global analysis of differential forms are used. Emphasis is placed on the foundations of the theory of variational functionals on fibered manifolds – relevant geometric structures for variational principles in geometry, physical field theory and higher-order fibered mechanics. The book chapters include: – foundations of jet bundles and analysis of differential forms and vector fields on jet bundles, – the theory of higher-order integral variational functionals for sections of a fibred space, the (global) first variational formula in infinitesimal and integral forms- extremal conditions and the discussion of Noether symmetries and generalizations,- the inverse problems of the calculus of variations of Helmholtz type- variational sequence theory and its consequences for the global inverse problem (cohomology conditions)- examples of variational functionals of mathematical physics. Complete formulations and proofs of all basic assertions are given, based on theorems of global analysis explained in the Appendix.

Description

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to modern global variational theory on fibred spaces. It is based on differentiation and integration theory of differential forms on smooth manifolds, and on the concepts of global analysis and geometry such as jet prolongations of manifolds, mappings, and Lie groups.

The book will be invaluable for researchers and PhD students in differential geometry, global analysis, differential equations on manifolds, and mathematical physics, and for the readers who wish to undertake further rigorous study in this broad interdisciplinary field.

Featured topics

– Analysis on manifolds
– Differential forms on jet spaces
– Global variational functionals
– Euler-Lagrange mapping
– Helmholtz form and the inverse problem
– Symmetries and the Noether’s theory of conservation laws
– Regularity and the Hamilton theory
– Variational sequences
– Differential invariants and natural variational principles

– First book on the geometric foundations of Lagrange structures
– New ideas on global variational functionals
– Complete proofs of all theorems
– Exact treatment of variational principles in field theory, inc. general relativity
– Basic structures and tools: global analysis, smooth manifolds, fibred spaces

Description

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to modern global variational theory on fibred spaces. It is based on differentiation and integration theory of differential forms on smooth manifolds, and on the concepts of global analysis and geometry such as jet prolongations of manifolds, mappings, and Lie groups.

The book will be invaluable for researchers and PhD students in differential geometry, global analysis, differential equations on manifolds, and mathematical physics, and for the readers who wish to undertake further rigorous study in this broad interdisciplinary field.

Featured topics

– Analysis on manifolds
– Differential forms on jet spaces
– Global variational functionals
– Euler-Lagrange mapping
– Helmholtz form and the inverse problem
– Symmetries and the Noether’s theory of conservation laws
– Regularity and the Hamilton theory
– Variational sequences
– Differential invariants and natural variational principles

– First book on the geometric foundations of Lagrange structures
– New ideas on global variational functionals
– Complete proofs of all theorems
– Exact treatment of variational principles in field theory, inc. general relativity
– Basic structures and tools: global analysis, smooth manifolds, fibred spaces

Description

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to modern global variational theory on fibred spaces. It is based on differentiation and integration theory of differential forms on smooth manifolds, and on the concepts of global analysis and geometry such as jet prolongations of manifolds, mappings, and Lie groups.

The book will be invaluable for researchers and PhD students in differential geometry, global analysis, differential equations on manifolds, and mathematical physics, and for the readers who wish to undertake further rigorous study in this broad interdisciplinary field.

Featured topics

– Analysis on manifolds
– Differential forms on jet spaces
– Global variational functionals
– Euler-Lagrange mapping
– Helmholtz form and the inverse problem
– Symmetries and the Noether’s theory of conservation laws
– Regularity and the Hamilton theory
– Variational sequences
– Differential invariants and natural variational principles

– First book on the geometric foundations of Lagrange structures
– New ideas on global variational functionals
– Complete proofs of all theorems
– Exact treatment of variational principles in field theory, inc. general relativity
– Basic structures and tools: global analysis, smooth manifolds, fibred spaces

Description

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to modern global variational theory on fibred spaces. It is based on differentiation and integration theory of differential forms on smooth manifolds, and on the concepts of global analysis and geometry such as jet prolongations of manifolds, mappings, and Lie groups.

The book will be invaluable for researchers and PhD students in differential geometry, global analysis, differential equations on manifolds, and mathematical physics, and for the readers who wish to undertake further rigorous study in this broad interdisciplinary field.

Featured topics

– Analysis on manifolds
– Differential forms on jet spaces
– Global variational functionals
– Euler-Lagrange mapping
– Helmholtz form and the inverse problem
– Symmetries and the Noether’s theory of conservation laws
– Regularity and the Hamilton theory
– Variational sequences
– Differential invariants and natural variational principles

– First book on the geometric foundations of Lagrange structures
– New ideas on global variational functionals
– Complete proofs of all theorems
– Exact treatment of variational principles in field theory, inc. general relativity
– Basic structures and tools: global analysis, smooth manifolds, fibred spaces

Description

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to modern global variational theory on fibred spaces. It is based on differentiation and integration theory of differential forms on smooth manifolds, and on the concepts of global analysis and geometry such as jet prolongations of manifolds, mappings, and Lie groups.

The book will be invaluable for researchers and PhD students in differential geometry, global analysis, differential equations on manifolds, and mathematical physics, and for the readers who wish to undertake further rigorous study in this broad interdisciplinary field.

Featured topics

– Analysis on manifolds
– Differential forms on jet spaces
– Global variational functionals
– Euler-Lagrange mapping
– Helmholtz form and the inverse problem
– Symmetries and the Noether’s theory of conservation laws
– Regularity and the Hamilton theory
– Variational sequences
– Differential invariants and natural variational principles

– First book on the geometric foundations of Lagrange structures
– New ideas on global variational functionals
– Complete proofs of all theorems
– Exact treatment of variational principles in field theory, inc. general relativity
– Basic structures and tools: global analysis, smooth manifolds, fibred spaces

Description

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to modern global variational theory on fibred spaces. It is based on differentiation and integration theory of differential forms on smooth manifolds, and on the concepts of global analysis and geometry such as jet prolongations of manifolds, mappings, and Lie groups.

The book will be invaluable for researchers and PhD students in differential geometry, global analysis, differential equations on manifolds, and mathematical physics, and for the readers who wish to undertake further rigorous study in this broad interdisciplinary field.

Featured topics

– Analysis on manifolds
– Differential forms on jet spaces
– Global variational functionals
– Euler-Lagrange mapping
– Helmholtz form and the inverse problem
– Symmetries and the Noether’s theory of conservation laws
– Regularity and the Hamilton theory
– Variational sequences
– Differential invariants and natural variational principles

– First book on the geometric foundations of Lagrange structures
– New ideas on global variational functionals
– Complete proofs of all theorems
– Exact treatment of variational principles in field theory, inc. general relativity
– Basic structures and tools: global analysis, smooth manifolds, fibred spaces

Description

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to modern global variational theory on fibred spaces. It is based on differentiation and integration theory of differential forms on smooth manifolds, and on the concepts of global analysis and geometry such as jet prolongations of manifolds, mappings, and Lie groups.

The book will be invaluable for researchers and PhD students in differential geometry, global analysis, differential equations on manifolds, and mathematical physics, and for the readers who wish to undertake further rigorous study in this broad interdisciplinary field.

Featured topics

– Analysis on manifolds
– Differential forms on jet spaces
– Global variational functionals
– Euler-Lagrange mapping
– Helmholtz form and the inverse problem
– Symmetries and the Noether’s theory of conservation laws
– Regularity and the Hamilton theory
– Variational sequences
– Differential invariants and natural variational principles

– First book on the geometric foundations of Lagrange structures
– New ideas on global variational functionals
– Complete proofs of all theorems
– Exact treatment of variational principles in field theory, inc. general relativity
– Basic structures and tools: global analysis, smooth manifolds, fibred spaces

Description

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to modern global variational theory on fibred spaces. It is based on differentiation and integration theory of differential forms on smooth manifolds, and on the concepts of global analysis and geometry such as jet prolongations of manifolds, mappings, and Lie groups.

The book will be invaluable for researchers and PhD students in differential geometry, global analysis, differential equations on manifolds, and mathematical physics, and for the readers who wish to undertake further rigorous study in this broad interdisciplinary field.

Featured topics

– Analysis on manifolds
– Differential forms on jet spaces
– Global variational functionals
– Euler-Lagrange mapping
– Helmholtz form and the inverse problem
– Symmetries and the Noether’s theory of conservation laws
– Regularity and the Hamilton theory
– Variational sequences
– Differential invariants and natural variational principles

– First book on the geometric foundations of Lagrange structures
– New ideas on global variational functionals
– Complete proofs of all theorems
– Exact treatment of variational principles in field theory, inc. general relativity
– Basic structures and tools: global analysis, smooth manifolds, fibred spaces

Description

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to modern global variational theory on fibred spaces. It is based on differentiation and integration theory of differential forms on smooth manifolds, and on the concepts of global analysis and geometry such as jet prolongations of manifolds, mappings, and Lie groups.

The book will be invaluable for researchers and PhD students in differential geometry, global analysis, differential equations on manifolds, and mathematical physics, and for the readers who wish to undertake further rigorous study in this broad interdisciplinary field.

Featured topics

– Analysis on manifolds
– Differential forms on jet spaces
– Global variational functionals
– Euler-Lagrange mapping
– Helmholtz form and the inverse problem
– Symmetries and the Noether’s theory of conservation laws
– Regularity and the Hamilton theory
– Variational sequences
– Differential invariants and natural variational principles

– First book on the geometric foundations of Lagrange structures
– New ideas on global variational functionals
– Complete proofs of all theorems
– Exact treatment of variational principles in field theory, inc. general relativity
– Basic structures and tools: global analysis, smooth manifolds, fibred spaces

Description

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to modern global variational theory on fibred spaces. It is based on differentiation and integration theory of differential forms on smooth manifolds, and on the concepts of global analysis and geometry such as jet prolongations of manifolds, mappings, and Lie groups.

The book will be invaluable for researchers and PhD students in differential geometry, global analysis, differential equations on manifolds, and mathematical physics, and for the readers who wish to undertake further rigorous study in this broad interdisciplinary field.

Featured topics

– Analysis on manifolds
– Differential forms on jet spaces
– Global variational functionals
– Euler-Lagrange mapping
– Helmholtz form and the inverse problem
– Symmetries and the Noether’s theory of conservation laws
– Regularity and the Hamilton theory
– Variational sequences
– Differential invariants and natural variational principles

– First book on the geometric foundations of Lagrange structures
– New ideas on global variational functionals
– Complete proofs of all theorems
– Exact treatment of variational principles in field theory, inc. general relativity
– Basic structures and tools: global analysis, smooth manifolds, fibred spaces