Equality of the algebraic and geometric ranks of Cartan subalgebras and applications to linearization of a system of ordinary differential equations

DOI10.1142/S0129167X1750080XzbMATH Open1382.34016arXiv1612.08535OpenAlexW2563706703WikidataQ115246513 ScholiaQ115246513MaRDI QIDQ4595307FDOQ4595307

Authors: Indranil Biswas, F. M. Mahomed, Hassan Azad 

Publication date: 29 November 2017

Published in: International Journal of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: If $L$ is a semisimple Lie algebra of vector fields on R^N with a split Cartan subalgebra C, then it is proved that the dimension of the generic orbit of C coincides with the dimension of C. As a consequence one obtains a local canonical form of L in terms of exponentials of coordinate functions and vector fields that are independent of these coordinates -- for a suitable choice of coordinates. This result is used to classify semisimple algebras of vector fields on R^3 and to determine all representations of sl(N, R) as vector fields on R^N. These representations are used to find linearizing coordinates for any second order ordinary differential equation that admits sl(3, R) as its symmetry algebra and for a system of two second order ordinary differential equations that admits sl(4, R) as its symmetry algebra.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1612.08535

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zbMATH Keywords

vector fieldssystems of ordinary differential equationssemisimple Lie algebrasgeometric rank

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Geometric methods in ordinary differential equations (34A26) Transformation and reduction of ordinary differential equations and systems, normal forms (34C20) Dynamics induced by flows and semiflows (37C10) Foliations in differential topology; geometric theory (57R30)

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