The Lagrangian-Hamiltonian Formalism for Higher Order Field Theories
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We generalize the lagrangian-hamiltonian formalism of Skinner and Rusk to higher order field theories on fiber bundles. As a byproduct we solve the long standing problem of defining, in a coordinate free manner, a hamiltonian formalism for higher order lagrangian field theories, which does only depend on the action functional and, therefore, unlike previously proposed formalisms, is free from any relevant ambiguity. ∗ e-mail: [email protected]
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تاریخ انتشار 2009