Nonlinear Symmetries and Nonlinear Equations:
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1. Verfasser: Gaeta, Giuseppe (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1994
Schriftenreihe:Mathematics and Its Applications 299
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Beschreibung:The study of (nonlinear) dift"erential equations was S. Lie's motivation when he created what is now known as Lie groups and Lie algebras; nevertheless, although Lie group and algebra theory flourished and was applied to a number of different physical situations -up to the point that a lot, if not most, of current fundamental elementary particles physics is actually (physical interpretation of) group theory -the application of symmetry methods to differential equations remained a sleeping beauty for many, many years. The main reason for this lies probably in a fact that is quite clear to any beginner in the field. Namely, the formidable comple:rity ofthe (algebraic, not numerical!) computations involved in Lie method. I think this does not account completely for this oblivion: in other fields of Physics very hard analytical computations have been worked through; anyway, one easily understands that systems of dOlens of coupled PDEs do not seem very attractive, nor a very practical computational tool
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (XIX, 258 p)
ISBN:9789401110181
9789401044431
DOI:10.1007/978-94-011-1018-1

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