On symmetries of integro-differential equations (Q1269837)

Necessary conditions for the symmetry of integro-differential equations of the type \[ F(x_1, \dots, x_n; y,y^{(1)}, \dots, y^{(m)}) +\int_X dx_1 \dots x_lf(x_1, \dots, x_n; y,y^{(1)}, \dots, y^{(m)})=0 \] are obtained. The proposed method generalizes the well-known Ovsiannikov approach for the study of symmetric properties of ordinary differential equations. The author deals with a jet space and considers the invariance of the derivatives of the initial equation. By using his general scheme the author obtains symmetry transformations of Vlasov-Maxwell equations.