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On symmetric solutions of the fourth $q$-Painlev\'e equation

Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems 2023-04-26 v2 Classical Analysis and ODEs

Abstract

The Painlev\'e equations possess transcendental solutions y(t)y(t) with special initial values that are symmetric under rotation or reflection in the complex tt-plane. They correspond to monodromy problems that are explicitly solvable in terms of classical special functions. In this paper, we show the existence of such solutions for a qq-difference Painlev\'e equation. We focus on symmetric solutions of a qq-difference equation known as qPIVq\textrm{P}_{\textrm{IV}} or qP(A5(1))q{\rm P}(A_5^{(1)}) and provide their symmetry properties and solve the corresponding monodromy problem.

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@article{arxiv.2212.11513,
  title  = {On symmetric solutions of the fourth $q$-Painlev\'e equation},
  author = {Nalini Joshi and Pieter Roffelsen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2212.11513},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

27 pages, 7 figures. Parts of the text on the discrete symmetries $\mathcal{T}_{\pm}$ and their relation to the symmetry group updated, emphasising that both correspond to one and the same Dynkin diagram automorphism. The title of section 5 has been changed, typos have been fixed and other minor updates