Projective lifts and generalized Ermakov and Bernoulli systems (Q1290956)

The author provides a geometrical treatment of Ermakov systems \(\ddot x+\nu^2x_i=f_i\) [see \textit{C. Rogers} and \textit{W. K. Schief}, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 198, No. 1, 194-220 (1996; Zbl 0849.34008)] and extends it to Bernoulli systems \(\dot x_i=x_i\sum_{j=i}^{n}(1/x_j^2)G_j\). The procedure is discussed from the Lie symmetry theory point of view and can be used for building or breaking up still more general systems of differential equations.