%0 Book %0 [E-Book] : %A Leon, Manuel de %E Leon, Manuel de %E Rodrigues, Paulo R. %I North-Holland ; %D 1985 %C Amsterdam ; New York : New York, N.Y., U.S.A. %G englisch %B North-Holland mathematics studies ; %B Notas de matematica ; %@ 9780444877536 %@ 0444877533 %T Generalized classical mechanics and field theory [E-Book] : a geometrical approach of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formalisms involving higher order derivatives %U http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780444877536 %X The aim of this book is to discuss the present situation of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formalisms involving higher order derivatives. The achievements of differential geometry in formulating a more modern and powerful treatment of these theories is described and an extensive review of the development of these theories in classical language is also given.