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Precise definition of a linear total differential operator

In the works of A. M. Vinogradov on calculus on the infinite jet space, differential equations and "diffieties", a central notion is that of a $\mathcal C$-differential operator. If $\pi:Y\...
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Integral sections of higher-order jet fields

I posted this topic on StackExchange, but it may suit this forum better. Consider a bundle $(E,\pi, M)$ and let $k\in \mathbb N$. I am going to adopt the notations and conventions by Saunders. ...
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Connection as a jet section [closed]

Let $\pi:E\longrightarrow M$ a smooth fibre bundle. A connection is a linear bundle homomorphism $\Phi:TE\longrightarrow TE$ such that $\Phi$ is a projection to the vertical bundle $VE\subset TE$. I ...
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In which sense are Euler-Lagrange PDE's on fiber bundles quasi-linear?

In what follows, all manifolds are smooth, Hausdorff, paracompact, connected and oriented, and all maps between any two of them are assumed to be smooth. Let $\pi:E\rightarrow M$ be a fiber bundle ...
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Constructing jet bundles from a cocycle of smooth transition functions

Suppose we are given an open cover $\mathcal{U}=(U_{i})_{i \in I}$ of a smooth manifold $M$, a cocycle of smooth transition functions $g_{ij}: U_{ij} \to G$ where $G$ is a Lie group, and a (not ...
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How to visualize the dual objects of jets of functions?

I work with a smooth $f: M \to \Bbb C$ and I would like to have an object mimicking the concept of "$k$-th order differential" from multivariate calculus. For various reasons that are not important ...