Equivalence and invariants of second order linear partial differential equations in two variables under a change of variables (Q1589132)

Secong order linear partial differential equations over a differential field \((F,\partial_1,\partial_2)\) are considered \[ A(x,y)u_{xx}+B(x,y)u-{xy}+C(x,y)u_{yy}+a(x,y)u_x+b(x,y)u_y=0. \] A natural analog of ``change of variables'' (a change of the differential operators \(\partial_1\), \(\partial_2\) by a special law) is introduced, and the equivalence problem for these equations is reduced to a simpler equivalence problem. This result is used for describing the field of invariant differential rational functions of such equations over the field of constant of the field \((F,\partial_1,\partial_2)\).