On testing integrability

DOI10.2991/JNMP.2001.8.4.8MaRDI QIDQ2766066zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Jan A. Sanders, Peter H. van der Kamp

Publication date 12 September 2002

Published in Journal of Nonlinear Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Copyright license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/nlin/0209062

zbMATH Keywords

\(p\)-adic methodevolution equationresultant methodsymmetry

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Completely integrable infinite-dimensional Hamiltonian and Lagrangian systems, integration methods, integrability tests, integrable hierarchies (KdV, KP, Toda, etc.) (37K10)

Abstract: We demonstrate, using the symbolic method together with p-adic and resultant methods,the existence of systems with exactly one or two generalized symmetries. Since the existence of one or two symmetries is often taken as a sure sign (or as the definition) of integrability, that is, the existence of symmetries on infinitely many orders,this shows that such practice is devoid of any mathematical foundation. Extensive computations show that systems with one symmetry are rather common, and with two symmetries are fairly rare, at least within the class we have been considering in this paper.

Review text

The aim of the paper is to show that the existence of one of two generalized symmetries of a system of evolution equations does not imply the existence of symmetries of infinitely many orders. The authors explain how to apply some number-theoretic methods, such as the use of resultants and \(p\)-adic numbers, to certain systems of evolution equations. The general theory is illustrated with explicit examples of systems which have exactly one or two generalized symmetries.

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• Maple

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