(1) Division of Mathematical Methods in Physics, University of Warsaw, Hoa 74, 00-682 Warsaw, Poland;(2) Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Mathematics, ul. niadeckich 8, P.O. Box 21, 00-956 Warsaw 10, Poland
Abstract:
Natural affine analogs of Lie brackets on affine bundles are studied.In particular, a close relation to Lie algebroids and a duality withcertain affine analog of Poisson structure is established as well asaffine versions of complete lifts and Cartan exterior calculi.