Applications in Mechanics and Field Theory

Thebookprovidesadetailedexpositionofthecalculusofvariationsonfibrebundlesandgradedmanifolds.Itpresentsapplicationsinsucharea'sasnon-relativisticmechanics,gaugetheory,gravitationtheoryandtopologicalfieldtheorywithemphasisonenergyandenergy-momentumconservationlaws.Withinthisgeneralcont