Contributions to the theory of Lie's functional equation of translation type (Q2380483)

By a solution of Lie's functional equation of translation type, \[ f(\omega(\xi_1,\dots, \xi_n))= \varphi_1(\xi_1)+\cdots+ \varphi_n(\xi_n),\tag{1} \] the authors consider the following structure \(\bullet\) an additively written group \(G\) which, however, needs not to be Abelian, \(\bullet\) sets \(S,A_1,\dots, A_n\), \(\Delta\) satisfying \(\emptyset\neq\Delta\subseteq A_1\times\cdots\times A_n\), \(S\neq \emptyset\), \(\bullet\) functions \(f: S\to G\), \(\omega:\Delta\to S\), \(\varphi_i: B_i\to G\) \((i= l,\dots,n)\) such that (1) holds true for all \((\xi_1,\dots,\xi_n)\in \Delta\), where \(B_i\) denotes the set of all \(\xi_i\in A_i\) such that there exists \((\eta_1,\dots, \eta_n)\in \Delta\) with \(\eta_i= \xi_i\). The functional equation is investigated in different algebraic situations, and some general solutions are presented. Also, the functional equation of twofold translation surfaces is studied in different situations.