Higher-Order Lagrangian Formalism on Grassmann Manifolds

dc.creatorGrigore, Dan Radu
dc.date1997-09-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:13:19Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T09:13:19Z
dc.descriptionThe Lagrangian formalism on a arbitrary non-fibrating manifold is considered. The kinematical description of this generic situation is based on the concept of (higher-order) Grassmann manifolds which is the factorization of the regular velocity manifold to the action of the differential group. Here we introduce in this context the basic concepts of the Lagrangian formalism as Lagrange, Euler-Lagrange and Helmholtz-Sonin forms. These objects come in pairs, namely we have homogeneous objects (defined on the regular velocity manifold) and non-homogeneous objects (defined on the Grassmann manifold). We will establish the connection between the homogeneous objects and their non-homogeneous counterparts. As a result we will conclude that the generic expressions for a variationally trivial Lagrangian and for a locally variational differential equation remain the same as in the fibrating case.
dc.description40 pages, LATEX
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/dg-ga/9709005
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/dg-ga/9709005
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/152283
dc.subjectDifferential Geometry
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleHigher-Order Lagrangian Formalism on Grassmann Manifolds
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