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On the generalization of symplectic geometry to multiple integrals in the Calculus of Variations

Chapter IV. Symplectic Structures — Mechanics

Part of the Lecture Notes in Mathematics book series (LNM,volume 570)

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  • Phase Space
  • Differential Form
  • Spectral Sequence
  • Symplectic Structure
  • Integral Manifold

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Dedecker, P. (1977). On the generalization of symplectic geometry to multiple integrals in the Calculus of Variations. In: Bleuler, K., Reetz, A. (eds) Differential Geometrical Methods in Mathematical Physics. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 570. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0087794

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