CONNECTIONS ON TANGENT-BUNDLES OF HIGHER-ORDER ASSOCIATED TO REGULAR LAGRANGIANS

被引:8
作者
DEANDRES, LC
DELEON, M
RODRIGUES, PR
机构
[1] UNIV BASQUE COUNTRY, FAC CIENCIAS, DEPT MATEMAT, BILBAO, SPAIN
[2] CSIC, UNIDAD MATHEMAT, E-28006 MADRID, SPAIN
[3] UNIV FED FLUMINENSE, INST MATH, DEPT GEOMETRIA, BR-24000 NITEROI, RJ, BRAZIL
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10.1007/BF00147300
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O1 [数学];
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0701 ; 070101 ;
摘要
Given a regular Lagrangian L of order k on M we show that there exists a canonical connection GAMMA-L on T2k-1 M whose paths are the solutions of the Euler-Lagrange equations for L. If L is the kinetic energy defined by a Riemannian metric then GAMMA-L is the Riemannian connection.
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