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Implicit Solutions of PDE's

Mathematical Physics 2009-11-10 v1 math.MP

Abstract

Further investigations of implicit solutions to non-linear partial differential equations are pursued. Of particular interest are the equations which are Lorentz invariant. The question of which differential equations of second order for a single unknown ϕ\phi are solved by the imposition of an inhomogeneous quadratic relationship among the independent variables, whose coefficients are functions of ϕ\phi is discussed, and it is shown that if the discriminant of the quadratic vanishes, then an implicit solution of the so-called Universal Field Equation is obtained. The relation to the general solution is discussed.

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@article{arxiv.math-ph/0401034,
  title  = {Implicit Solutions of PDE's},
  author = {David B. Fairlie},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math-ph/0401034},
  year   = {2009}
}

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