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Cohomological Analysis of Partial Differential Equations and Secondary Calculus
A.M. Vinogradov
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This book is dedicated to fundamentals of a new theory, which is an analog of affine algebraic geometry for (nonlinear) partial differential equations. This theory grew up from the classical geometry of PDE's originated by S. Lie and his followers by incorporating some nonclassical ideas from the theory of integrable systems, the formal theory of PDE's in its modern cohomological form given by D. Spencer and H. Goldschmidt and differential calculus over commutative algebras (Primary Calculus). The main result of this synthesis is Secondary Calculus on diffieties, new geometrical objects which are analogs of algebraic varieties in the context of (nonlinear) PDE's. Secondary Calculus surprisingly reveals a deep cohomological nature of the general theory of PDE's and indicates new directions of its further progress.Recent developments in quantum field theory showed Secondary Calculus to be its natural language, promising a nonperturbative formulation of the theory. In addition to PDE's themselves, the author describes existing and potential applications of Secondary Calculus ranging from algebraic geometry to field theory, classical and quantum, including areas such as characteristic classes, differential invariants, theory of geometric structures, variational calculus, control theory, etc. This book, focused mainly on theoretical aspects, forms a natural dipole with ""Symmetries and Conservation Laws for Differential Equations of Mathematical Physics, Volume 182"" in this same series, ""Translations of Mathematical Monographs"", and shows the theory 'in action'.
Product Details
Publisher
American Mathematical Society United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Series
Translations of Mathematical Monographs Reprint
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Providence, United States
ISBN
9780821829226
SKU
V9780821829226
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