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Are there Contact Transformations for Discrete Equations?

Mathematical Physics 2017-08-11 v1 math.MP

Abstract

We define infinitesimal contact transformations for ordinary difference schemes as transformations that depend on K+1K+1 lattice points (K1)(K \geq 1) and can be integrated to form a local or global Lie group. We then prove that such contact transformations do not exist.

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@article{arxiv.1102.2949,
  title  = {Are there Contact Transformations for Discrete Equations?},
  author = {Decio Levi and Zora Thomova and Pavel Winternitz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1102.2949},
  year   = {2017}
}

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5 pages

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