Author: P.A. Griffiths

This book gives a treatment of exterior differential systems. It will in- clude both the general theory and various applications. An exterior differential system is a system of equations on a …

15 0. PRELIMINARIES a) Notations from Manifold Theory b) The Language of Jet Manifolds c) Frame Manifolds d) Differentia! Ideals e) Exterior Differential Systems EULER-LAGRANGE EQUATIONS FOR …