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SUMMARY:Manchester Geometry Seminar - Rubén Izquierdo López
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DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rubén Izquierdo López (ICMAT\, Madrid) \n\nTitle:  T
 he geometry of variational problems: An introduction to multisymplectic 
 geometry\n\nAbstract: It is well known that autonomous classical mechani
 cs can be described using symplectic geometry. By introducing a symplect
 ic structure on an even-dimensional manifold  (usually the cotangent bun
 dle of a configuration manifold)\, one may obtain the equations of motio
 n\, compute Noether symmetries\, or reduce the system in the presence of
  symmetries in an intrinsic\, coordinate-independent manner. It is then 
 natural to ask whether one can perform the same analysis for general var
 iational problems\, which are usually formulated in terms of sections of
  a fiber bundle. The ubiquitous objects in this case are the Poincaré–Ca
 rtan form and its exterior differential\, which allow one to generalise 
 many of the structures and procedures known from mechanics to field theo
 ries. In this talk\, I will present this geometric framework\, explain w
 hich notions are readily generalized and which require further analysis.
  Finally\, I will discuss some open questions.\n\nNote: The seminar will
  take place in G.209 not Frank Adams 2!
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LOCATION:G.209\, Alan Turing Building\, Manchester
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