Globalization of the actions of the Lie symmetries of nonlinear wave equations with dissipation (Q2354832)

The classification of the Lie point symmetries of the nonlinear wave equations with dissipation of the form \(u_{tt}+\varphi(u)u_t=(f(u)u_x)_x\) give a generic case and eight special cases. In the present article, the authors show that in seven of the eight cases the action of the Lie symmetries can be globalized via induced representations of a family of solvable Lie groups. In one special case, it is shown that the action of the Lie symmetries can be globalized by using an induced representation of \(\mathrm{GL}(2,R)\).