Related papers: Geometric Aspects of Painlev\'e Equations

We generalize the concept of affine locally symmetric spaces for parabolic geometries. We discuss mainly $|1|$--graded geometries and we show some restrictions on their curvature coming from the existence of symmetries. We use the theory of…

We give detailed exposition of modern differential geometry from global coordinate independent point of view as well as local coordinate description suited for actual computations. In introduction, we consider Euclidean spaces and different…

Three $q$-Painlev\'e type equations are derived through degenerations of the $q$-Painlev\'e equation with affine Weyl group symmetry of type $q$-$E_8^{(1)}$. The three $q$-Painlev\'e type equations are associated with different realizations…

The symmetry group of a (discrete) Painlev\'e equation provides crucial information on the properties of the equation. In this paper we argue against the commonly-held belief that the symmetry group of a given equation is solely determined…

Given a parabolic geometry on a smooth manifold $M$, we study a natural affine bundle $A \to M$, whose smooth sections can be identified with Weyl structures for the geometry. We show that the initial parabolic geometry defines a reductive…

The solutions of the discrete Painlev\'e equation I were constructed in terms of elliptic and hyperelliptic $\psi$ functions for algebraic curves of genera one and two. For the case of genus two, there appear higher order difference…

We investigate the duality between local (complex analytic) projective structures on surfaces and two dimensional (complex analytic) neighborhoods of rational curves having self-intersection +1. We study the analytic classification,…

An overview is given on recent developments in the affine Weyl group approach to Painlev\'e equations and discrete Painlev\'e equations, based on the joint work with Y. Yamada and K. Kajiwara.

We discuss symmetries of Hamiltonians of I$_{38}$ and I$_{49}$ equations that appear on Ince's list of fifty second-order differential equations with Painlev\'e property. This study is informed by structure of Weyl symmetries of Painlev\'e…

This expository article written for the Notices of the American Mathematical Society provides an overview of transcendental functions arising as solutions of the discrete Painlev\'e equations, for which the developments of the last two…

We introduce the notion of a polyptych lattice, which encodes a collection of lattices related by piecewise linear bijections. We initiate a study of the new theory of convex geometry and polytopes associated to polyptych lattices. In…

A representation of solutions of the wave equation with two spatial coordinates in terms of localized elementary ones is presented. Elementary solutions are constructed from four solutions with the help of transformations of the affine…

Symmetries and solutions of the Painleve IV equation are presented in an alternative framework which provides the bridge between the Hamiltonian formalism and the symmetric Painleve IV equation. This approach originates from a method…

In a recent work, we proposed the coupled Painlev\'e VI system with $A^{(1)}_{2n+1}$-symmetry, which is a higher order generalization of the sixth Painlev\'e equation ($P_{\rm VI}$). In this article, we present its particular solution…

We present a construction of a class of rational solutions of the Painlev\'e V equation that exhibit a two-fold degeneracy, meaning that there exist two distinct solutions that share identical parameters. The fundamental object of our study…

In 1970s, a method was developed for integration of nonlinear equations by means of algebraic geometry. Starting from a Lax representation with spectral parameter, the algebro-geometric method allows to solve the system explicitly in terms…

We present a method of determining a Lax representation for similarity reductions of autonomous and non-autonomous partial difference equations. This method may be used to obtain Lax representations that are general enough to provide the…

We find four kinds of six-parameter family of coupled Painlev\'e VI systems in dimension four with affine Weyl group symmetry of types $B_6^{(1)}$, $D_6^{(1)}$ and $D_7^{(2)}$. Each system is the first example which gave higher-order…

We establish existence and regularity results for boundary value problems arising from the first variation of the Willmore energy in the graphical setting. Our focus lies on two-dimensional surfaces with fixed clamped boundary conditions,…

We study a Hamiltonian system without the Painlev\'e property and show that it admits a kind of regularisation on a bundle of rational surfaces with certain divisors removed, generalising Okamoto's spaces of initial conditions for the…