Lotka-Volterra equations in three dimensions satisfying the Kowalevski-Painlevé property (Q691179)

This paper studies a class of Lotka-Volterra equations in three dimensions which satisfy the Kowalevski-Painlevé property. The authors consider a three dimensional Lotak-Volterra equation \[ \dot{x}_i = \sum_{j=1}^3 a_{ij}x_i x_j,\quad i=1,2,3, \] where the matrix of interaction coefficients \(A=(a_{ij})\) is skew-symmetric. A complete classification of such systems satisfying the Kowalevki-Painlevé property is obtained using Painlevé analysis and more specifically by the use of the Kowalevski exponents.