A remark on the theory of nonlinear differential equations with the Painlevé property (Q633582)

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A remark on the theory of nonlinear differential equations with the Painlevé property
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    A remark on the theory of nonlinear differential equations with the Painlevé property (English)
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    1 April 2011
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    For the differential equations \[ {{w}^{(n)}}=R({{w}^{(n-1)}},\dots ,{w}',w,z), \] where \(R({w^{(n - 1)}},\dots ,w',w,z)\) is a rational function of the first \(n\) arguments whose coefficients are analytic with respect to \(z\) in the domain \(G\subset \mathbb{C},\) the authors clarify the relationship between the resonance method, which is also referred to as the Painlevé formal test, and the representation of these equations in the form of Briot-Bouquet systems. With that end in view, the above mentioned equations are represented in the polynomial form \[ {{w}^{(n)}}Q({{w}^{(n-1)}},\dots ,{w}',w,t)=P({{w}^{(n-1)}},\dots ,{w}',w,t).\tag{1} \] Here, \(t=z-{{z}_{0}},{{z}_{0}}\) is an arbitrary point in the domain \(G\subset \mathbb{C}\), \(R=\frac{P}{Q}\) and \[ w=\sum_{j=0}^{\infty }{{{c}_{j}}{{t}^{j-k}}}\tag{2} \] is the formal expansion of a solution of equation (1). It follows that Theorem. If (1) passes the Painlevé formal test, then, in a neighborhood of a singular point, it can be reduced to a Briot-Bouquet system, and the expansion of a solution of (1) in the form (2) is convergent. The authors show by the example of the Painlevé equations how to build the corresponding Briot-Bouquet system.
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    Painlevé property
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    Briot-Bouquet system
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    Painlevé equations
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    Painlevé formal test
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