Invariants and invariant description of second-order ODEs with three infinitesimal symmetries. I. (Q2373512)

There are four canonical forms for scalar second-order ordinary differential equations (ODEs) which admit three-dimensional Lie algebras in Lie's classification in the complex domain. This paper gives an invariant description of one of the second-order equations which possess three symmetries. This is similar to what Lie and Tresse obtained for second-order equations with eight symmetries. It is anticipated that part II will provide criteria for the other equations in Lie's classification. The authors chose to give a small sample of the literature in this otherwise actively researched area.