Symmetries of planar algebraic vector fields (Q6563878)

The authors compute the Euclidean symmetries of plane polynomial and rational vector fields, thus extending the study of symmetries to vector fields, objects of particular interest in certain fields of mathematics, such as dynamical systems.\N\NThe main idea consists of constructing a complex univariate polynomial as a generator of an associated elimination ideal related to the singular points of the vector field. Thus, since the symmetry group of the vector field is a subgroup of the symmetry group of the roots of this polynomial, which can be computed using results known in the literature [\textit{J. G. Alcázar} et al., J. Comput. Appl. Math. 357, 302--318 (2019; Zbl 1415.65037)], the work of computing the symmetries of a vector field is reduced to that of computing the symmetries of its roots, a much simpler work which allows the use of the classical tools of Computer Algebra.\N\NThe authors provide methods to identify whether the number of symmetries is finite or infinite, and compute the symmetry group of the vector field. Furthermore, in certain particular cases where the symmetry group of the roots of the polynomial is infinite, they also provide efficient methods to compute the reflection axes. Illustrative examples complement the results.