Non-local Symmetries of Nonlinear Field Equations: an Algebraic Approach
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Publication:6468320
arXivhep-th/9911122MaRDI QIDQ6468320FDOQ6468320
Authors: M. Leo, R. A. Leo, G. Soliani, Piergiulio Tempesta 
Publication date: 16 November 1999
Abstract: An algebraic method is devised to look for non-local symmetries of the pseudopotential type of nonlinear field equations. The method is based on the use of an infinite-dimensional subalgebra of the prolongation algebra associated with the equations under consideration. Our approach, which is applied by way of example to the Dym and the Korteweg-de Vries equations, allows us to obtain a general formula for the infinitesimal operator of the non-local symmetries expressed in terms of elements of . The method could be exploited to investigate the symmetry properties of other nonlinear field equations possessing nontrivial prolongations.
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