Equivalence of ordinary differential equations \(y'' = R(x, y)y^{\prime 2} + 2Q(x, y)y' +P(x, y)\) (Q2480464)

It is well known that higher order invariants can be derived from basis invariants by application of invariant differentiation operators \(\mathfrak{D}\) having the property that if \(I\) is a group invariant, then \(\mathfrak{D} I\) is also an invariant. In this paper, the symmetry approach is used to construct a basis of invariants of the equations \(y'' = R(x, y){y'}^2 + 2Q(x, y)y' +P(x, y)\), and find the corresponding invariant differentiation operators. Some examples are given explicitly.