A variational approach to an inhomogeneous second-order ordinary differential system (Q369768): Difference between revisions

Consider the coupled inhomogeneous Lane-Emden system \[ \begin{aligned} u''(t) &+ v^p(t)+\beta f(t)= 0,\\ v''(t) &+ u^q(t)+\beta g(t)= 0,\end{aligned}\tag{\(*\)} \] where \(p\), \(q\) and \(\beta\) are constants, \(f\) and \(g\) are arbitrary functions. The authors perform a complete Noether symmetry classification of \((*)\) with respect to a first-order Lagrangian. They consider four cases for different values of \(p\) and \(q\) and obtain several cases for the functions \(f\) and \(g\) which result in Noether point symmetries. For each of these cases the corresponding Noetherian first integral is presented.