Conservation laws and hierarchies of potential symmetries for certain diffusion equations

We show that the so-called hidden potential symmetries considered in a recent paper [M.L. Gandarias, New potential symmetries for some evolution equations, Physica A 387 (2008) 2234-2242] are ordinary potential symmetries that can be obtained using the method introduced by Bluman and collaborators [G.W. Bluman, S. Kumei, Symmetries and Differential Equations, Springer, New York, 1989; G.W. Bluman, G.J. Reid, S. Kumei, New classes of symmetries for partial differential equations, J. Math. Phys. 29 (1988) 806-811]. In fact, these are simplest potential symmetries associated with potential systems which are constructed with single conservation laws having no constant characteristics. Furthermore we classify the conservation laws for classes of porous medium equations, and then using the corresponding conserved (potential) systems we search for potential symmetries. This is the approach one needs to adopt in order to determine the complete list of potential symmetries. The provenance of potential symmetries is explained for the porous medium equations by using potential equivalence transformations. Point and potential equivalence transformations are also applied to deriving new results on potential symmetries and corresponding invariant solutions from known ones. In particular, in this way the potential systems, potential conservation laws and potential symmetries of linearizable equations from the classes of differential equations under consideration are exhaustively described. Infinite series of infinite-dimensional algebras of potential symmetries are constructed for such equations.     

A theorem allowing the derivation of deterministic evolution equations from stochastic evolution equations. III The Markovian-non-Markovian mix

The proof of a theorem that allows one to construct deterministic evolution equations from a set, with two subsets, containing two types of discrete stochastic evolution equation is developed. One subset evolves Markovianly and the other non-Markovianly. As an illustrative example, the deterministic evolution equations of quantum electrodynamics are derived from two sets of Markovian and non-Markovian stochastic evolution equations, of different type, after an average over realization, using the theorem. This example shows that deterministic differential equations that contain both first-order and second-order time derivatives can be derived after a Taylor series expansion of the dynamical variables. It is shown that the derivation of such deterministic differential equations can be done by solving a set of linear equations. Two explicit examples, the first containing updating rules that depend on one previous time step and the second containing updating rules that depend on two previous time steps, are given in detail in order to show step by step the linear transformations that allow one to obtain the deterministic differential equations.     

Conservation laws in stochastic deposition-evaporation models in one dimension

An infinite number of conservation laws is identified for a stochastic model of deposition and evaporation of trimers on a linear chain. These laws can be encoded into a single nonlocal invariant, the irreducible string, which uniquely lables an exponentially large number of kinetically disconnected sectors of phase space. This enables the number and sizes of sectors to be determined. The effects of conservation laws on some thermodynamic properties are studied.     

Integrability of S-deformable surfaces: Conservation laws,Hamiltonian structures and more

We present infinitely many nonlocal conservation laws, a pair of compatible local Hamiltonian structures and a recursion operator for the equations describing surfaces in three-dimensional space that admit nontrivial deformations which preserve both principal directions and principal curvatures (or, equivalently, the shape operator).     

Invariance Analysis and Variational Conservation Laws for the Wave Equation on Some Manifolds

In this paper we discuss symmetries of a nonlinear wave equation that arises as a consequence of some Riemannian metrics of signature −2. The objective of this study is to show how geometry can be responsible in giving rise to a nonlinear inhomogeneous wave equation rather than assuming nonlinearities in the wave equation from physical considerations. We find Lie point symmetries of the corresponding wave equations and give their solutions in two cases. Some interesting physical conclusions relating to conservation laws such as energy, linear and angular momenta are also determined.     

Conservation laws,bilinear forms and solitons for a fifth-order nonlinear Schrödinger equation for the attosecond pulses in an optical fiber

Under investigation in this paper is a fifth-order nonlinear Schrödinger equation, which describes the propagation of attosecond pulses in an optical fiber. Based on the Lax pair, infinitely-many conservation laws are derived. With the aid of auxiliary functions, bilinear forms, one-, two- and three-soliton solutions in analytic forms are generated via the Hirota method and symbolic computation. Soliton velocity varies linearly with the coefficients of the high-order terms. Head-on interaction between the bidirectional two solitons and overtaking interaction between the unidirectional two solitons as well as the bound state are depicted. For the interactions among the three solitons, two head-on and one overtaking interactions, three overtaking interactions, an interaction between a bound state and a single soliton and the bound state are displayed. Graphical analysis shows that the interactions between the two solitons are elastic, and interactions among the three solitons are pairwise elastic. Stability analysis yields the modulation instability condition for the soliton solutions.     

Conservation laws for classes of nonlinear evolution equations solvable by the spectral transform

The existence of conservation laws for novel classes of nonlinear evolution equations (with linearlyx-dependent coefficients) solvable by the spectral transform is investigated. A remarkably explicit representation is moreover obtained for the conserved quantities of the old classes of nonlinear evolution equations (withx-independent coefficients; including the Korteweg-de Vries equation, the modified Korteweg-de Vries equation, the nonlinear Schrödinger equation, etc.).     

Conservation laws and symmetries of generalized sine-Gordon equations

We study some systems of non-linear PDE's (Eqs. 1.1 below) which can be regarded either as generalizations of the sine-Gordon equation or as two-dimensional versions of the Toda lattice equations. We show that these systems have an infinite number of non-trivial conservation laws and an infinite number of symmetries. The second result is deduced from the first by a variant of the Hamiltonian formalism for evolution equations. We also consider some specializations of the systems.     

Entropy viscosity method for nonlinear conservation laws

A new class of high-order numerical methods for approximating nonlinear conservation laws is described (entropy viscosity method). The novelty is that a nonlinear viscosity based on the local size of an entropy production is added to the numerical discretization at hand. This new approach does not use any flux or slope limiters, applies to equations or systems supplemented with one or more entropy inequalities and does not depend on the mesh type and polynomial approximation. Various benchmark problems are solved with finite elements, spectral elements and Fourier series to illustrate the capability of the proposed method.     

Syzygies and conservation laws

We show how the notion of syzygies of a system of partial differential equations allows to derive some conservation laws, for the case of Maxwell and Proca systems. More in general, we apply some classical tools in algebraic analysis to derive properties of the solutions of the previous systems like their integral representations.     

Conservation laws and self-consistent sources for a super-CKdV equation hierarchy

From the super-matrix Lie algebras, we consider a super-extension of the CKdV equation hierarchy in the present Letter, and propose the super-CKdV hierarchy with self-consistent sources. Furthermore, we establish the infinitely many conservation laws for the integrable super-CKdV hierarchy.     

Discrete stochastic evolution rules and continuum evolution equations

The continuum evolution equations are derived from updating rules for three classes of stochastic models. The first class corresponds to models whose stochastic continuum equations are of the Langevin type obtained after carrying out a “local average” known as coarse-graining. The second class consists of a hierarchy of continuum equations for the correlations of the dynamical variables obtained after making an average over realizations. This average generates a hierarchy of deterministic partial differential equations except when the dynamical variables do not depend on the values of the neighboring dynamical variables, in which case a hierarchy of ordinary differential equations is obtained. The third class of evolution equations for the correlations of the dynamical variable constitutes another hierarchy after calculating an average over both realizations and all the sites of the lattice. This double average generates a hierarchy of deterministic ordinary differential equations. The second and third classes of equations are truncated using a mean field (m,n)-closure approximation in order to obtain a finite set of equations. Illustrative examples of every class are given.     

Chiral anomaly in Weyl systems: No violation of classical conservation laws

The anomalous term $～\mathbf{E}\mathbf{B}$ in the balance of the chiral density can be rewritten as quantum current in the classical balance of density. Therefore it does not violate conservation laws as sometimes claimed to be caused by quantum fluctuations.     

Dark optical solitons and conservation laws for parabolic and dual-power law nonlinearities in (2 + 1)-dimensions

This paper studies the dynamics of optical solitons with parabolic and dual-power law nonlinearities. The dark 1-soliton solution is first obtained by the ansatz method along with the necessary constraint conditions, for both of these nonlinearities. Subsequently, the invariance, conservation laws and double reductions of the governing nonlinear Schrödinger's equation are studied and the conserved densities are thus revealed.     

线性常微分方程的保线性变换及其应用

研究了线性常微分方程的保线性变换，得到任意两个二阶线性常微分方程等价的条件，并用于求解一类二阶线性变系数齐次常微分方程．对数学物理方法教学中怎样通过适当的变换把给定的二阶线性变系数齐次常微分方程化为可解的方程给出了合理解释。     

Conservation laws of nonconservative nonholonomic system based on Herglotz variational problem

The generalized variational principle of Herglotz type provides a variational method for describing nonconservative or dissipative processes. The purpose of this letter is to extend this variational principle to a first order linear nonholonomic system and study the conservation laws of the nonconservative nonholonomic system based on Herglotz variational problem. A new differential variational principle of the nonconservative nonholonomic system is proposed, which is based on Herglotz variational problem. And the differential equations of motion of the system are also obtained. Then, according to the condition for the invariance of the differential variational principle, the conservation theorem based on Herglotz variational problem for the nonconservative nonholonomic system are obtained. The theorem contains the conservation theorem of the nonconservative holonomic system as its special case, which can be reduced to the first Noether's theorem based on Herglotz variational problem under proper conditions. The inverse theorem of the conservation theorem is also provided and proved. An example is given to illustrate the application at the end of this letter.