Variational methods, multisymplectic geometry and continuum mechanics

Journal of Geometry and Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 253-284

  Marsden, Jerrold E ^a   Pekarsky, Sergey ^a   Shkoller, Steve ^b   West, Matthew ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

53C15; 76A02; 76M30; Classical field theory; Continuum mechanics; Multisymplectic geometry; Variational methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000140852     PISSN: 03930440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0393-0440(00)00066-8     Document Type: Article

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