Chaplygin and Keldysh normal forms of Monge-Ampère equations of variable type (Q1324904)

We give necessary and sufficient conditions for the local equivalence of Monge-Ampère equations of variable type with smooth coefficients to equations of the form \[ \begin{aligned} q_ 1^ n &{{\partial^ 2 u} \over {\partial q_ 2^ 2}} + {{\partial^ 2 u} \over {\partial q_ 1^ 2}} +\alpha {{\partial u} \over {\partial q_ 1}} +\beta {{\partial u} \over {\partial q_ 2}} =0, \tag{1}\\ q_ 1^ n &{{\partial^ 2u} \over {\partial q_ 1^ 2}} + {{\partial^ 2 u} \over {\partial q_ 2^ 2}} +\alpha {{\partial u} \over {\partial q_ 1}} +\beta {{\partial u} \over {\partial q_ 2}} =0.\tag{2}\end{aligned} \] Here \(n\in \mathbb{N}\); \(\alpha,\beta\in \mathbb{R}\). The special form of (1) for \(\alpha= \beta=0\) is known as Chaplygin's equation and (2) as Keldysh's equation. The solution of the equivalence problem is based on the connection between differential forms on the manifold of jets and Monge-Ampère equations [\textit{V. V. Lycagin}, Usp. Mat. Nauk 34, No. 1(205), 137-165 (1979; Zbl 0405.58003)].