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Liouvillian integrability of rational vector fields: The case of algebraic extensions

Rings and Algebras 2025-12-30 v1

Abstract

As shown in a previous paper, whenever a rational vector field on Cn\mathbb C^n, n>2n>2, is Liouvillian integrable, then it admits a first integral obtained by two successive integrations from a one-form with coefficients in a finite algebraic extension LL of the rational function field KK. In the present work we discuss and characterize exceptional vector fields in this class, for which -- by definition -- the choice L=KL=K is not possible. In particular we show that exceptional vector field exist, giving explicit constructions in dimension three.

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@article{arxiv.2512.22138,
  title  = {Liouvillian integrability of rational vector fields: The case of algebraic extensions},
  author = {Colin Christopher and Chara Pantazi and Sebastian Walcher},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.22138},
  year   = {2025}
}

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26 pages