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We introduce the notion of a nonlinear splitting on a fibre bundle as a generalization of an Ehresmann connection. We present its basic properties and we pay attention to the special cases of affine, homogeneous and principal nonlinear splittings. We explain where nonlinear splittings appear in the context of Lagrangian systems and Finsler geometry and we show their relation to Routh symmetry reduction, submersive second-order differential equations and unreduction. We define a curvature map for a nonlinear splitting, and we indicate where this concept appears in the context of nonholonomic systems with affine constraints and Lagrangian systems of magnetic type.
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Hajdú, S., Mestdag, T. Nonlinear splittings on fibre bundles. Anal.Math.Phys. 12, 14 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13324-021-00622-0
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