Published January 23, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Local and nonlocal solvable structures in the reduction of ODEs

  • 1. Dipartimento di Matematica, Universita di Milano, via Saldini 50, I-20133 Milano (Italy)
  • 2. Istituto di Ingegneria Agraria, Facolta di Agraria, Universita di Milano, Via Celoria, 2-20133 Milano (Italy)

Description

Solvable structures, likewise solvable algebras of local symmetries, can be used to integrate scalar ordinary differential equations (ODEs) by quadratures. Solvable structures, however, are particularly suitable for the integration of ODEs with a lack of local symmetries. In fact, under regularity assumptions, any given ODE always admits solvable structures even though finding them in general could be a very difficult task. In practice, a noteworthy simplification may come by computing solvable structures which are adapted to some admitted symmetry algebra. In this paper we consider solvable structures adapted to local and nonlocal symmetry algebras of any order (i.e., classical and higher). In particular we introduce the notion of nonlocal solvable structure

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1751-8113/42/3/035210

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/1751-8113/42/3/035210;
PII
S1751-8113(09)87049-2;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. A, Mathematical and Theoretical (Online)
Journal Volume
42
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
[15 p.]
ISSN
1751-8121

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
40075005
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ALGEBRA; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; QUADRATURES; SCALARS; SYMMETRY
Descriptors DEC
EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICS