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Let M be a finite-dimensional manifold. Recall that on the manifold TM there is a vertical distribution V (a sub-bundle of the second tangent bundle TTM) whose fibers consist of vectors tangent to the fibers of TM. The vectors belonging to V are said to be vertical (see Section 2.1).
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Gliklikh, Y.E. (2011). Newtonian Mechanics. In: Global and Stochastic Analysis with Applications to Mathematical Physics. Theoretical and Mathematical Physics. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-163-9_11
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