Grassmannian bundle

Given a $n$-manifold $M$ we can consider for every $0Grassmannian manifold $G(r,T_x M)$

$$ G(r,TM)_x:=G(r,T_x M) $$

We will denote the points of $G(r,TM)$ as pairs $(p,E)$ with $p\in M$ and $E\in G(r,T_p M)$.

Canonical

The space $G(r,TM)$ carries a canonical linear Pfaffian system: the one whose integral manifolds are exactly the lifts to $G(r,TM)$ of mappings

$$ f:N^r \to M $$

where the lift is defined by $\tilde{f}(x)=(f(x),T_{f(x)} f(N))$.

It can also be defined by

$$ I_{(p,E)}:=\pi^*(E^{\perp}) $$ $$ J_{(p,E)}:=\pi^*(T^*_p M) $$

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Author of the notes: Antonio J. Pan-Collantes

antonio.pan@uca.es


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