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The Differential Form Method for Finding Symmetries

Mathematical Physics 2008-04-23 v1 math.MP Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems

Abstract

This article reviews the use of differential forms and Lie derivatives to find symmetries of differential equations, as originally presented by Harrison and Estabrook, J. Math. Phys., 12 (1971), 653. An outline of the method is given, followed by examples and references to recent papers using the method.

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@article{arxiv.math-ph/0510068,
  title  = {The Differential Form Method for Finding Symmetries},
  author = {B. Kent Harrison},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math-ph/0510068},
  year   = {2008}
}

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Published in SIGMA (Symmetry, Integrability and Geometry: Methods and Applications) at http://www.emis.de/journals/SIGMA/