Symmetries, Lagrangians and conservation laws of an Easter Island population model (Q2406237)

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Symmetries, Lagrangians and conservation laws of an Easter Island population model
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    Symmetries, Lagrangians and conservation laws of an Easter Island population model (English)
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    27 September 2017
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    Summary: \textit{B. Basener} and \textit{D. S. Ross} [SIAM J. Appl. Math. 65, No. 2, 684--701 (2005; Zbl 1068.92037)] proposed a mathematical model that describes the dynamics of growth and sudden decrease in the population of Easter Island. We have applied Lie group analysis to this system and found that it can be integrated by quadrature if the involved parameters satisfy certain relationships. We have also discerned hidden linearity. Moreover, we have determined a Jacobi last multiplier and, consequently, a Lagrangian for the general system and have found other cases independently and dependently on symmetry considerations in order to construct a corresponding variational problem, thus enabling us to find conservation laws by means of Noether's theorem. A comparison with the qualitative analysis given by Basener and Ross is provided.
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    Lie group analysis
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    Jacobi last multiplier
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    Lagrangians
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    Noether's theorem
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    Easter Island population
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