A frame bundle generalization of multisymplectic geometries

Reports on Mathematical Physics

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 183-205

  Lawson, J K ^a  

^a TRINITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Field theory; Frame bundle; Multisymplectic geometry; Poisson bracket; Symplectic geometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034165330     PISSN: 00344877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0034-4877(00)89031-x     Document Type: Article

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