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Record Nr.

UNINA9910146296003321

Autore

Krupková Olga <1960->

Titolo

The Geometry of Ordinary Variational Equations / / by Olga Krupkova

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 1997

ISBN

3-540-69657-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 1997.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (CCLXIV, 254 p.)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Mathematics, , 1617-9692 ; ; 1678

Disciplina

515

Soggetti

Mathematical analysis

Geometry, Differential

Global analysis (Mathematics)

Manifolds (Mathematics)

Mechanics, Applied

Analysis

Differential Geometry

Global Analysis and Analysis on Manifolds

Engineering Mechanics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Basic geometric tools -- Lagrangean dynamics on fibered manifolds -- Variational Equations -- Hamiltonian systems -- Regular Lagrangean systems -- Singular Lagrangean systems -- Symmetries of Lagrangean systems -- Geometric integration methods -- Lagrangean systems on ?: R×M»R.

Sommario/riassunto

The book provides a comprehensive theory of ODE which come as Euler-Lagrange equations from generally higher-order Lagrangians. Emphasis is laid on applying methods from differential geometry (fibered manifolds and their jet-prolongations) and global analysis (distributions and exterior differential systems). Lagrangian and Hamiltonian dynamics, Hamilton-Jacobi theory, etc., for any Lagrangian system of any order are presented. The key idea - to build up these theories as related with the class of equivalent Lagrangians - distinguishes this book from other texts on higher-order mechanics. The reader should be familiar with elements of differential geometry,



global analysis and the calculus of variations.