How to Find Discrete Contact Symmetries

DOI10.2991/JNMP.1998.5.4.6MaRDI QIDQ4498237zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Peter E. Hydon

Publication date 15 August 2000

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/math/9810204

zbMATH Keywords

symmetryordinary differential equationnonlinear differential equationsLie algebradiscrete symmetrycontact symmetry

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Geometric methods in ordinary differential equations (34A26) Symmetries, invariants of ordinary differential equations (34C14)

Abstract: This paper describes a new algorithm for determining all discrete contact symmetries of any differential equation whose Lie contact symmetries are known. The method is constructive and is easy to use. It is based upon the observation that the adjoint action of any contact symmetry is an automorphism of the Lie algebra of generators of Lie contact symmetries. Consequently, all contact symmetries satisfy various compatibility conditions. These conditions enable the discrete symmetries to be found systematically, with little effort.

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