A geometric interpretation of prolongation can be formulated by using the theory of connections. A fiber bundle can be established which is composed of a base manifold and variables which span a prolongation space. A particular connection is introduced in terms of these coordinates. This provides a very different way of viewing the technique and for introducing prolongation algebras as well as generating integrable equations in a novel way.
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