Calculus of Variations on Fibred Manifolds and Variational Physics

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A Geometrical Approach to Variational Problems in Physics
English | 2025 | ISBN: 3031774078 | 513 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 32 MB

This book presents modern variational calculus in mechanics and field theories with applications to theoretical physics. It is based on modern mathematical tools, specifically fibred spaces and their jet prolongations, which operate with vector fields and differential forms on foundational structures. The book systematically explains Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics and field theory, with a focused exploration of the underlying structures. Additionally, it addresses the well-known inverse problem of calculus of variations and provides examples illustrating key variational physical theories.