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Singularities of the First Painlev{\'{e}} Transcendent

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2026-03-02 v1

Abstract

Consider the solution y(t)y(t) for the ordinary differential equation y=f(t,y)y' = f(t, y) with tt complex. Second-order nonlinear differential equations often exhibit patterns in their poles, branch points, and essential singularities, explored by \Pain and colleagues, 1888--1915. A variant of the ratio test applied to the Taylor series for the solution yy estimates the locations and orders of singularities in the First Painlev{\'{e}} Transcendent as an example. Can you suggest applications in which our singularity location analysis can provide useful insights?

Cite

@article{arxiv.2602.23483,
  title  = {Singularities of the First Painlev{\'{e}} Transcendent},
  author = {George F. Corliss},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.23483},
  year   = {2026}
}
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