On Symmetry Reduction of Nonlinear Generalization of the Heat Equation (Q4515967)

The paper addresses the second order equation of the form \[ u_t + F(t,\bar x,u,\underset {1} u,\underset {2} u)=0,\tag{1} \] where \(\underset {s} u\) is the set of \(s\)-th order partial derivatives of \(u\) with respect to the space variables \( x_1,x_2,\dots,x_n\) \((n=1,2)\). The equation (1) is invariant under the extended classical Galilei algebra \(A\tilde G(1,n)\) iff it is of the form \[ u_t + \frac{1}{2m} (\nabla u)^2 + \Phi(<1>; <2>;\dots;<n>)=0,\tag{2} \] where \(\Phi\) is an arbitrary smooth function, \( m=\text{const}\), and \(<k>\) is the sum of \(k\)-th order minors of the main diagonal of the matrix \((u_{ij})\). The author carries out the symmetry reduction of equation (2) to an ODE.