Nonlocal symmetries and formulae for generation of solutions for a class of diffusion-convection equations

New formulae of nonlocal nonlinear superposition and generation of solutions are proposed for nonlinear diffusion-convection equations which are linearizable or are invariant with respect to a generalized hodograph transformation or connected by this transformation. We study in what particular ways additional Lie symmetries of diffusion-convection equations induce nonlocal symmetries of equations obtained from the initial ones by nonlocal transformations. The formulae derived are used for the construction of exact solutions.     

Exceptional symmetry reductions of Burgers' equation in two and three spatial dimensions

Lie point symmetry analysis of the general class of nonlinear diffusion-convection equations in two and three dimensions has shown that only for Burgers' equation (that isD(u)=const,K(u)=quadratic) is a full symmetry reduction to an ordinary differential equation possible. The optimal system of symmetry operators is determined to ensure that a minimal complete set of reductions is obtained. For each reduced partial differential equation, classical Lie group analysis has been performed and further reductions obtained. In this manner, all possible reductions to an ordinary differential equation are found, leading to exact solutions to both the two and three dimensional Burgers' equation.     

Symmetries of shallow water equations on a rotating plane

We consider a system of nonlinear differential equations which describes the spatial motion of an ideal incompressible fluid on a rotating plane in the shallow water approximation and a more general system of the theory of long waves which takes into account the specifics of shear flows. Using the group analysis methods, we calculate the 9-dimensional Lie algebras of infinitesimal operators admissible by the models. We establish an isomorphism of these Lie algebras with a known Lie algebra of operators admissible by the system of equations for the two-dimensional isentropic motions of a polytropic gas with the adiabatic exponent γ = 2. The nontrivial symmetries of the models under consideration enable us to carry out the group generation of the solutions. The class of stationary solutions to the equations of rotating shallow water transforms into a new class of periodic solutions.     

一个新的非等谱可积族和一些相关对称

利用李群$M_nC$的一个子群我们引入一个线性非等谱问题,该问题的相容性条件可导出演化方程的一个非等谱可积族,该可积族可约化成一个广义非等谱可积族.这个广义非等谱可积族可进一步约化成在物理学中具有重要应用的标准非线性薛定谔方程和KdV方程.基于此,我们讨论在广义非等谱可积族等谱条件下的一个广义AKNS族$u_t=K_m(u)$的$K$对称和$\tau$对称.此外,我们还考虑非等谱AKNS族$u_t=\tau_{N+1}^l$的$K$对称和$\tau$对称.最后,我们得到这两个可积族的对称李代数,并给出这些对称和李代数的一些应用,即生成了一些变换李群和约化方程的无穷小算子.     

Solving Second-Order Differential Equations with Lie Symmetries

Lie"s theory for solving second-order quasilinear differential equations based on its symmetries is discussed in detail. Great importance is attached to constructive procedures that may be applied for designing solution algorithms. To this end Lie"s original theory is supplemented by various results that have been obtained after his death one hundred years ago. This is true above all of Janet"s theory for systems of linear partial differential equations and of Loewy"s theory for decomposing linear differential equations into components of lowest order. These results allow it to formulate the equivalence problems connected with Lie symmetries more precisely. In particular, to determine the function field in which the transformation functions act is considered as part of the problem. The equation that originally has to be solved determines the base field, i.e. the smallest field containing its coefficients. Any other field occurring later on in the solution procedure is an extension of the base field and is determined explicitly. An equation with symmetries may be solved in closed form algorithmically if it may be transformed into a canonical form corresponding to its symmetry type by a transformation that is Liouvillian over the base field. For each symmetry type a solution algorithm is described, it is illustrated by several examples. Computer algebra software on top of the type system ALLTYPES has been made available in order to make it easier to apply these algorithms to concrete problems.     

Symmetries for a family of Boussinesq equations with nonlinear dispersion

In this paper, we make a full analysis of a family of Boussinesq equations which include nonlinear dispersion by using the classical Lie method of infinitesimals. We consider travelling wave reductions and we present some explicit solutions: solitons and compactons.For this family, we derive nonclassical and potential symmetries. We prove that the nonclassical method applied to these equations leads to new symmetries, which cannot be obtained by Lie classical method. We write the equations in a conserved form and we obtain a new class of nonlocal symmetries. We also obtain some Type-II hidden symmetries of a Boussinesq equation.     

Symmetry analysis and conservation laws of the geodesic equations for the Reissner-Nordström de Sitter black hole with a global monopole

This paper is devoted to the comprehensive analysis of the problem of symmetries and conservation laws for the geodesic equations of the Reissner-Nordström de Sitter (RNdS) black hole with a global monopole. For this purpose, the system of geodesic equations is determined and the corresponding classical Lie point symmetry operators are obtained. An optimal system of one dimensional subalgebras is constructed and a brief discussion about the algebraic structure of the Lie algebra of symmetries is presented. Also, the Noether symmetries of the geodesic Lagrangian is calculated. Finally, by applying two methods including Noether’s theorem and direct method the conservation laws associated to the system of geodesic equations are obtained.     

Conditional Lie–Bäcklund Symmetries and Invariant Subspaces to Nonlinear Diffusion Equations with Convection and Source

The conditional Lie–Bäcklund symmetry method is used to study the invariant subspace of the nonlinear diffusion equations with convection and source terms. We obtain a complete list of canonical forms for such equations which admit higher order conditional Lie–Bäcklund symmetries and multidimensional invariant subspaces. The functionally generalized separable solutions to the resulting equations are constructed due to the corresponding symmetry reductions. For most of the cases, they are reduced to solving finite‐dimensional dynamical systems.     

转动相对论系统的Lie对称性和守恒量

研究转动相对论性完整与非完整力学系统的Lie对称性和守恒量.定义转动相对论力学系统的无限小变换生成元,利用微分方程在无限小变换下的不变性,建立转动相对论性力学系统的Lie对称确定方程,得到结构方程和守恒量的形式,并给出应用实例.     

Symmetries of compatibility conditions for systems of differential equations

When symmetries of differential equations are applied, various types of associated systems of equations appear. Compatibility conditions of the associated systems expressed in the form of differential equations inherit Lie symmetries of the initial equations. Invariant solutions to compatibility systems are known as orbits of partially invariant and generic solutions involved in the Lie group foliation of differential equations and so on. In some cases Bäcklund transformations and differential substitutions connecting quotient equations for compatibility conditions and initial systems naturally arise. Besides, Ovsiannikov's orbit method for finding partially invariant solutions is essentially based on such symmetries.     

二阶非完整力学系统的Lie对称性与守恒量

研究二阶非完整力学系统的Lie对称与守恒量.首先利用系统运动微分方程在无限小变换下的不变性建立Lie对称的确定方程和限制方程,得到Lie对称的结构方程和守恒量;其次研究上述问题的逆问题;最后举例说明结果的应用.     

时滞Lagrange系统的Lie对称性与守恒量研究

研究了位形间中含单时滞参数的非保守力学系统的Lie对称性和守恒量。首先,利用含时滞的动力学Hamilton原理,建立了含时滞的非保守系统的分段Lagrange运动方程;其次,利用微分方程容许Lie群理论,得到系统的Lie对称确定方程;然后,根据对称性与守恒量之间的关系,通过构造结构方程,得到含时滞的非保守系统的Lie定理;最后,给出了两个具体的算例说明了方法的应用。结果表明:时滞参数的存在使非保守系统的Lagrange方程呈现分段特性,相应的Lie对称性确定方程的个数应是自由度数目的2倍,这对生成元函数提出了更高的限制,同时,守恒量呈现依赖速度项的分段表达。     

Conservation Laws,Symmetries, and Line Soliton Solutions of Generalized KP and Boussinesq Equations with <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-Power Nonlinearities in Two Dimensions

Nonlinear generalizations of integrable equations in one dimension, such as the Korteweg–de Vries and Boussinesq equations with p-power nonlinearities, arise in many physical applications and are interesting from the analytic standpoint because of their critical behavior. We study analogous nonlinear p-power generalizations of the integrable Kadomtsev–Petviashvili and Boussinesq equations in two dimensions. For all p ≠ 0, we present a Hamiltonian formulation of these two generalized equations. We derive all Lie symmetries including those that exist for special powers p ≠ 0. We use Noether’s theorem to obtain conservation laws arising from the variational Lie symmetries. Finally, we obtain explicit line soliton solutions for all powers p > 0 and discuss some of their properties.     

准坐标下非完整力学系统的Lie对称性和守恒量

研究准坐标下非完整系统的Ｌｉｅ对称性,首先,对准坐标下非完整力学系统定义无限小变换生成元,由微分方程在无限小变换下的不变性,建立Ｌｉｅ对称性的确定方程,得到结构方程并求出守恒量;其次,研究上述问题的逆问题;根据已知积分求相应的Ｌｉｅ对称性,举例说明结果的应用。     

相空间中单面非Chataev型非完整系统的Lie对称性与守恒量

研究相空间中单面非Ｃｈｅｔａｅｖ型非完整系统的Ｌｉｅ对称性与守恒量．首先根据微分方程在无限小变换下的不变性建立Ｌｉｅ对称性所满足的确定方程和限制方程,给出结构方程和守恒量;其次讨论系统的Ｌｉｅ对称性逆问题;最后举一实例说明结果的应用．     

Conserved Forms derived from Symmetries

For first order scalar ordinary differential equations, a well–known result of Sophus Lie states that a Lie point symmetry can be used to construct an integrating factor and conversely. However, there exist higher order equations without Lie point symmetries that admit integrating factors or that are exact. We present a method based on λ-symmetries to calculate integrating factors. An example of a second order equation without Lie point symmetries illustrates how the method works in practice and how the computations that appear in other methods may be simplified. (© 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

On the geometry of the Clairin theory of conditional symmetries for higher-order systems of PDEs with applications

This work presents a geometrical formulation of the Clairin theory of conditional symmetries for higher-order systems of partial differential equations (PDEs). We devise methods for obtaining Lie algebras of conditional symmetries from known conditional symmetries, and unnecessary previous assumptions of the theory are removed. As a consequence, new insights into other types of conditional symmetries arise. We then apply the so-called PDE Lie systems to the derivation and analysis of Lie algebras of conditional symmetries. In particular, we develop a method for obtaining solutions of a higher-order system of PDEs via the solutions and geometric properties of a PDE Lie system, whose form gives a Lie algebra of conditional symmetries of the Clairin type. Our methods are illustrated with physically relevant examples such as nonlinear wave equations, the Gauss–Codazzi equations for minimal soliton surfaces, and generalised Liouville equations.     

Symmetries for the Ablowitz–Ladik Hierarchy: Part II. Integrable Discrete Nonlinear Schrödinger Equations and Discrete AKNS Hierarchy

In the paper, we continue to consider symmetries related to the Ablowitz–Ladik hierarchy. We derive symmetries for the integrable discrete nonlinear Schrödinger hierarchy and discrete AKNS hierarchy. The integrable discrete nonlinear Schrödinger hierarchy is in scalar form and its two sets of symmetries are shown to form a Lie algebra. We also present discrete AKNS isospectral flows, non‐isospectral flows and their recursion operator. In continuous limit these flows go to the continuous AKNS flows and the recursion operator goes to the square of the AKNS recursion operator. These discrete AKNS flows form a Lie algebra that plays a key role in constructing symmetries and their algebraic structures for both the integrable discrete nonlinear Schrödinger hierarchy and discrete AKNS hierarchy. Structures of the obtained algebras are different structures from those in continuous cases which usually are centerless Kac–Moody–Virasoro type. These algebra deformations are explained through continuous limit and degree in terms of lattice spacing parameter h.     

变质量完整力学系统的Lie对称与守恒量

研究变质量完整系统的Lie对称和守恒量。利用常微分方程在无限小变换下的不变性建立系统Lie对称的确定方程。给出结构方程和守恒量。举例说明结果的应用。