2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/164014The geometry of jets of submanifolds is studied, with special interest in the relationship with the calculus of variations. A new intrinsic geometric formulation of the variational problem on jets of submanifolds is given. Working examples are provided.17 pagesDifferential Geometry58A12, 58A20, 58E99, 58J10Geometric aspects of higher order variational principles on submanifoldstext