Methods Of Differential Geometry In Classical Field Theories

Download or read book Methods of Differential Geometry in Classical Field Theories written by Manuel de León and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2015-10-21 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is devoted to review two of the most relevant approaches to the study of classical field theories of the first order, say k-symplectic and k-cosymplectic geometry. This approach is also compared with others like multisymplectic formalism. It will be very useful for researchers working in classical field theories and graduate students interested in developing a scientific career in the subject. Contents:A Review of Hamiltonian and Lagrangian Mechanics:Hamiltonian and Lagrangian Mechanicsk-Symplectic Formulation of Classical Field Theories:k-Symplectic Geometryk-Symplectic FormalismHamiltonian Classical Field TheoryHamilton–Jacobi Theory in k-Symplectic Field TheoriesLagrangian Classical Field TheoriesExamplesk-Cosymplectic Formulation of Classical Field Theories:k-Cosymplectic Geometryk-Cosymplectic FormalismHamiltonian Classical Field TheoriesHamilton–Jacobi EquationLagrangian Classical Field TheoriesExamplesk-Symplectic Systems versus Autonomous k-Cosymplectic SystemsRelationship between k-Symplectic and k-Cosymplectic Approaches and the Multisymplectic Formalism:Multisymplectic FormalismAppendices:Symplectic ManifoldsCosymplectic ManifoldsGlossary of Symbols Readership: Graduate students and researchers in classical field theories. Key Features:This book contains for the first time this new geometric approach to Classical Field Theory. Up to now the theory is disseminated in several journal papersThe subject is very active in the last yearsThere are many open problems in Classical Field Theories to be attacked using this new formalismKeywords:Classical Field Theory;k-Symplectic;k-Cosymplectic;Multisymplectic Formalism