Symmetries of trivial systems of ODEs of mixed order

DOI10.1016/J.DIFGEO.2013.10.008zbMATH Open1285.17012arXiv1302.7119OpenAlexW2087518438WikidataQ115356467 ScholiaQ115356467MaRDI QIDQ2636738FDOQ2636738

Authors: Boris M. Dubrov, Igor Zelenko 

Publication date: 31 January 2014

Published in: Differential Geometry and its Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We compute symmetry algebras of a system of two equations y^(k)=z^(l)=0, where 2<=k<l. It appears that there are many ways to convert such system of ODEs to an exterior differential system. They lead to different series of finite-dimensional symmetry algebras. For example, for (k,l)=(2,3) we get two non-isomorphic symmetry algebras of the same dimension. We explore how these symmetry algebras are related to both Sternberg prolongation of G-structures and Tanaka prolongation of graded nilpotent Lie algebras. Surprisingly, the case (k,l)=(2,3) provides an example of a linear subalgebra g in gl(5,R) such that the Sternberg prolongations of g and g^t are both of the same dimension, but are non-isomorphic. We also discuss the non-linear case and the link with flag structures on smooth manifolds.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1302.7119

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zbMATH Keywords

ordinary differential equationsTanaka prolongationgraded Lie algebrasflag structuressymmetry algebrasSternberg prolongation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Graded Lie (super)algebras (17B70) Symmetries, invariants of ordinary differential equations (34C14) Exterior differential systems (Cartan theory) (58A15)

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