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Invariant linearization criteria of square systems of second-order quadratically semi-linear ordinary differential equations (ODEs) that can be represented as geodesic equations are extended to square systems of ODEs cubically nonlinear in…

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In this paper we exploit the use of symmetries of a physical system so as to characterize algebraically the corresponding solution manifold by means of Noether invariants. This constitutes a necessary preliminary step towards the correct…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-12-15 Victor Aldaya , Julio Guerrero , Francisco F. López-Ruiz , Francisco Cossío

Linearization of coupled second order nonlinear ordinary differential equations (SNODEs) is one of the open and challenging problems in the theory of differential equations. In this paper we describe a simple and straightforward method to…

Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems · Physics 2015-05-13 V. K. Chandrasekar , M. Senthilvelan , M. Lakshmanan

In this Thesis we develop the geometric formulations for higher-order autonomous and non-autonomous dynamical systems, and second-order field theories. In all cases, the physical information of the system is given in terms of a Lagrangian…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2014-10-30 Pedro D. Prieto-Martínez

We introduce a universally applicable method, based on the bond-algebraic theory of dualities, to search for generalized order parameters in disparate systems including non-Landau systems with topological order. A key notion that we advance…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2013-08-02 E. Cobanera , G. Ortiz , Z. Nussinov

Symmetry, which describes invariance, is an eternal concern in mathematics and physics, especially in the investigation of solutions to the partial differential equation (PDE). A PDE's nonlocally related PDE systems provide excellent…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2025-10-07 Huanjin Wang , Qiulan Zhao , Xinyue Li

We present a condition that guarantees spatially uniformity in the solution trajectories of a diffusively-coupled compartmental ODE model, where each compartment represents a spatial domain of components interconnected through diffusion…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2012-08-22 S. Yusef Shafi

The Relationship between the Neumann system and the Jacobi system in arbitrary dimensions is elucidated from the point of view of constrained Hamiltonian systems. Dirac brackets for canonical variables of both systems are derived from the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2008-11-06 Reijiro Kubo , Waichi Ogura , Takesi Saito , Yukinori Yasui

Pre-geodesics of an affine connection are the curves that are geodesics after a reparametrization (the analogous concept in K\"ahler geometry is known as J-planar curves). Similarly, dual-geodesics on a Riemannian manifold are curves along…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-05-06 Andreas Vollmer

We consider the phase-integral method applied to an arbitrary linear ordinary second-order differential equation with non-analytical coefficients. We propose a universal technique based on the Frobenius method which allows to obtain new…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2023-05-30 A. G. Kutlin

In this paper we classify invariant noncommutative connections in the framework of the algebra of endomorphisms of a complex vector bundle. It has been proven previously that this noncommutative algebra generalizes in a natural way the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Thierry Masson , Emmanuel Serie

The Jacobi equation for geodesic deviation describes finite size effects due to the gravitational tidal forces. In this paper we show how one can integrate the Jacobi equation in any spacetime admitting completely integrable geodesics.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-01-14 Marco Cariglia , Tsuyoshi Houri , Pavel Krtous , David Kubiznak

The differential equations with piecewise constant argument (DEPCAs, for short) is a class of hybrid dynamical systems (combining continuous and discrete). In this paper, under the assumption that the nonlinear term is partially unbounded,…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2018-04-10 Changwu Zou , Yong-Hui Xia , Manuel Pinto , Jinlin Shi , Yuzhen Bai

The linearizability of differential equations was first considered by Lie for scalar second order semi-linear ordinary differential equations. Since then there has been considerable work done on the algebraic classification of linearizable…

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We define two different systems of mathematical physics: the second-order differential system (SODS) and the first-order differential system (FODS). The Newton's second law of motion and the nonlinear Schr\"{o}dinger equation (NLSE) are the…

Classical Physics · Physics 2013-11-04 Guo Liang , Qi Guo , Zhanmei Ren

We derive a canonical form for skew-symmetric endomorphisms $F$ in Lorentzian vector spaces of dimension three and four which covers all non-trivial cases at once. We analyze its invariance group, as well as the connection of this canonical…

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We solve an open problem in spectral geometry: the construction of finite-dimensional, discrete geometries coordinatized by non-simple, exceptional Jordan algebras. The approach taken is readily generalisable to broad classes of…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2025-03-17 Shane Farnsworth

The Separation of Variables theory for the Hamilton-Jacobi equation is 'by definition' related to the use of special kinds of coordinates, for example Jacobi coordinates on the ellipsoid or St\"ackel systems in the Euclidean space. However,…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2009-07-20 Giovanni Rastelli

We consider a class of non-linear PDE systems, whose equations possess Noether identities (the equations are redundant), including non-variational systems (not coming from Lagrangian field theories), where Noether identities and…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2014-03-12 Igor Khavkine