The Geometry of Jet Bundles
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- Paperback
398 pages
- Release Date
31 May 2026
Summary
Now in its second edition, this book provides a detailed introduction to the theory of jet bundles. It is written for mathematicians and physicists who wish to study differential equations, particularly those associated with the calculus of variations, in a modern geometric way.
A knowledge of differential geometry is assumed, although introductory chapters include the necessary background of fibred manifolds, and on vector and affine bundles. The book explores how first-order jets ma…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781009743075 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1009743074 |
| Author: | D.J. Saunders |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 398 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 31 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 250g |
| Series: | London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series |
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About The Author
D.J. Saunders
D. J. Saunders, now retired, was most recently a visiting professor at the University of Ostrava in Czechia. He was joint editor (with Demeter Krupka) of ‘Handbook of Global Analysis’ (2008), which won the Rector’s Prize at Palacký University, Olomouc, Czechia.
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