Reconstructing a lattice equation: a non-autonomous approach to the Hietarinta equation (Q1704992)

The main aim of this paper is to construct a nonautonomous version of the Hietarinta equation [\textit{J. Hietarinta}, J. Phys. A, Math. Gen. 37, No. 6, L67--L73 (2004; Zbl 1044.81101)] and study its integrability properties. The authors show that this equation possesses linear growth of the degrees of iterates, generalized symmetries depending on arbitrary functions, and that it is Darboux integrable. They use the first integrals to provide a general solution of this equation. In particular it is shown that this equation is a sub-case of the nonautonomous \(Q_V\) equation, and they also provide a nonautonomous Möbius transformation to another equation found in [\textit{J. Hietarinta}, J. Nonlinear Math. Phys. 12, 223--230 (2005; Zbl 1091.37020)] and appearing also in \textit{R. Boll}'s classification [Classification and Lagrangian structure of 3D consistent quad-equations. Berlin: Technische Universität (Ph.D. Thesis) (2012)].