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First degree birational transformations of the Painlev\'e equations and their contiguity relations

Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems 2014-06-26 v1

Abstract

We present a consistent truncation, allowing us to obtain the first degree birational transformation found by Okamoto for the sixth Painlev\'e equation. The discrete equation arising from its contiguity relation is then just the sum of six simple poles. An algebraic solution is presented, which is equivalent to but simpler than the Umemura solution. Finally, the well known confluence provides a unified picture of all first degree birational transformations for the lower Painlev\'e equations, ranging them in two distinct sequences.

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@article{arxiv.nlin/0110028,
  title  = {First degree birational transformations of the Painlev\'e equations and their contiguity relations},
  author = {Robert Conte and Micheline Musette},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nlin/0110028},
  year   = {2014}
}

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LaTex 2e. To appear, J. Phys. A, Special issue SIDE IV