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1 Lie Groupoids and Lie Algebroids |
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1 | (26) |
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1.1 Groupoids and Lie Groupoids |
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1 | (6) |
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7 | (3) |
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1.3 The Lie Algebroid of a Lie Groupoid |
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10 | (4) |
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1.4 Projections on Lie Groupoids and Lie Algebroids |
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14 | (4) |
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1.5 Pullbacks of Lie Groupoids and Lie Algebroids |
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18 | (3) |
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1.6 Lie Derivatives on Lie Algebroids |
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21 | (6) |
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2 Connections on Lie Groupoids and Lie Algebroids |
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27 | (28) |
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2.1 Path Connections on Lie Groupoids |
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27 | (8) |
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2.2 Infinitesimal Connections on Lie Algebroids |
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35 | (6) |
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2.3 Connections and Projectability |
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41 | (4) |
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2.4 The Kernel Derivative of an Infinitesimal Connection |
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45 | (3) |
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2.5 Covariant Algebroid Derivatives |
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48 | (1) |
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2.6 Representations and Semidirect Sums |
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49 | (3) |
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2.7 Linearizing a Connection |
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52 | (3) |
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3 Groupoids of Fibre Morphisms |
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55 | (22) |
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3.1 Lie Groupoids and Fibre Bundles |
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55 | (4) |
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3.2 Lie Algebroids and Fibre Bundles |
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59 | (6) |
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3.3 Projectability of Bundle Structures |
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65 | (6) |
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3.4 Connections on Fibre Morphism Groupoids and Algebroids |
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71 | (3) |
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3.5 The Comparison with Principal Bundles |
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74 | (3) |
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77 | (28) |
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4.1 Vector Bundles and Linear Maps |
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77 | (2) |
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4.2 Affine Bundles and Affine Maps |
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79 | (6) |
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4.3 Interlude: Densities and Projective Structures |
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85 | (6) |
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4.4 Projective Bundles and Projective Maps |
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91 | (6) |
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4.5 Vector Bundles, Fibre Metrics and Euclidean Maps |
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97 | (8) |
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105 | (22) |
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5.1 Bisections and Automorphisms |
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105 | (5) |
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5.2 Symmetries of Connections |
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110 | (2) |
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5.3 Infinitesimal Symmetries of Infinitesimal Connections |
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112 | (4) |
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5.4 Properties of Infinitesimal Symmetries |
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116 | (3) |
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5.5 Case Study: Affine Transformations |
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119 | (8) |
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127 | (26) |
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6.1 Cartan Geometries as Fibre Morphism Groupoids |
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127 | (2) |
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6.2 The Lie Algebroid of a Cartan Geometry |
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129 | (3) |
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132 | (4) |
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6.4 Infinitesimal Cartan Geometries |
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136 | (3) |
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6.5 Nondegeneracy and Soldering |
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139 | (3) |
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6.6 Curvature and Torsion of an Infinitesimal Cartan Geometry |
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142 | (2) |
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6.7 Symmetries of Cartan Geometries |
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144 | (3) |
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6.8 Projectability of Cartan Geometries and Their Symmetries |
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147 | (6) |
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7 A Comparison with Alternative Approaches |
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153 | (24) |
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153 | (3) |
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7.2 The Bundle Definition |
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156 | (3) |
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7.3 The Tractor Connection |
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159 | (2) |
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161 | (4) |
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7.5 The Fundamental Self-Representation |
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165 | (2) |
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7.6 Reconstructing a Cartan Geometry from an Adjoint Tractor Bundle |
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167 | (4) |
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7.7 Locally Symmetric Geometries and Torsion |
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171 | (4) |
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175 | (2) |
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8 Infinitesimal Cartan Geometries on TM |
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177 | (20) |
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178 | (3) |
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181 | (2) |
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183 | (2) |
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185 | (4) |
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189 | (8) |
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9 Projective Geometry: The Full Version |
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197 | (30) |
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9.1 Cartan Projective Geometry |
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197 | (4) |
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9.2 The Two Versions Compared: Projective Equivalence |
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201 | (5) |
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9.3 Linear Connections and Radius Vector Fields |
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206 | (3) |
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9.4 Thomas-Whitehead Connections |
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209 | (6) |
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9.5 Infinitesimal Symmetries of TW-Connections and Infinitesimal Cartan Projective Geometries |
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215 | (3) |
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9.6 Infinitesimal Affine Transformations of a TW-Connection |
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218 | (3) |
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9.7 The Projective Tractor Connections |
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221 | (6) |
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10 Conformal Geometry: The Full Version |
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227 | (12) |
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227 | (4) |
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10.2 The Generalized F-space |
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231 | (2) |
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10.3 The Cartan Connection |
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233 | (3) |
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10.4 The Conformal Tractor Connection |
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236 | (3) |
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11 Developments and Geodesies |
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239 | (18) |
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239 | (2) |
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11.2 Vertical Infinitesimal Symmetries |
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241 | (2) |
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11.3 Geodesies in Cartan Affine and Projective Geometry |
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243 | (5) |
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11.4 Generalized Geodesies |
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248 | (2) |
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11.5 Geodesic Sprays and Their Generalizations |
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250 | (7) |
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12 Cartan Theory of Second-Order Differential Equations |
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257 | (28) |
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12.1 Affine Geometry over T°M |
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257 | (2) |
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12.2 Cartan Affine Geometry over T°M |
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259 | (2) |
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12.3 The Cartan--Berwald Geometry of a Spray |
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261 | (7) |
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12.4 The Generalized Geodesic Spray of a Spray |
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268 | (1) |
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12.5 Symmetries of a Cartan--Berwald Geometry |
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269 | (3) |
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12.6 Projective Equivalence of Sprays |
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272 | (2) |
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12.7 The Pullback Projective Bundle |
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274 | (2) |
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12.8 Connection and Curvature |
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276 | (3) |
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279 | (6) |
Bibliography |
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285 | (2) |
Index |
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