Covariant second variation for first order Lagrangians on fibered manifolds II: generalized curvature and Bianchi identities

The notion of generalized curvature structures ensuing from the second variation of a (first–order) Lagrangian is extensively discussed. It is shown that generalized curvature structures satisfy appropriate (generalized) Bianchi identities. Formulae applicable to curvature Lagrangians are developed...

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Main Authors: O. AMICI, B. CASCIARO, M. FRANCAVIGLIA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sapienza Università Editrice 1996-10-01
Series:Rendiconti di Matematica e delle Sue Applicazioni
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Online Access:https://www1.mat.uniroma1.it/ricerca/rendiconti/ARCHIVIO/1996(4)/637-669.pdf