Linear conjugacy of chemical kinetic systems (Q2045603)

Chemical reaction systems, quantitatively described by chemical reaction networks, can show the same dynamical behavior, though their basic networks are different. The present publication is a contribution to the question of whether two networks lead to the same dynamics. The equivalence relation considered here is that of linear conjugacy. The Johnston-Siegel Criterion for mass-action systems [\textit{M. D. Johnston} and \textit{D. Siegel}, J. Math. Chem. 49, No. 7, 1263--1282 (2011; Zbl 1303.92153)] is generalized to so-called RID kinetic systems (for rate constant-interaction map decomposable) which are CF (for complex factorizable) (Theorem 4). The CF condition is not serious since a non-complex factorizable system can be made CF by an additional dynamic equivalence (Theorem 1). An algorithm is given for constructing the transformations required.