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Nonlinear self-adjointness method for constructing conservation laws of partial differential equations (PDEs) is further studied. We show that any adjoint symmetry of PDEs is a differential substitution of nonlinear self-adjointness and…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2019-05-22 Zhi-Yong Zhang

We prove that under certain assumptions a partial differential equation can be derived from a variational principle. It is well-known from Noether's theorem that symmetries of a variational functional lead to conservation laws of the…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2019-10-07 Markus Dafinger

We show how Noether conservation laws can be obtained from the particle relabelling symmetries in the Euler-Poincar\'e theory of ideal fluids with advected quantities. All calculations can be performed without Lagrangian variables, by using…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2018-10-23 Colin J. Cotter , Darryl D. Holm

The concept of nonlinear self-adjointness is employed to construct the conservation laws for fractional evolution equations using its Lie point symmetries. The approach is demonstrated on subdiffusion and diffusion-wave equations with the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2014-05-30 Stanislav Yu. Lukashchuk

We find the Lie point symmetries of the Novikov equation and demonstrate that it is strictly self-adjoint. Using the self-adjointness and the recent technique for constructing conserved vectors associated with symmetries of differential…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2014-04-08 Yuri Bozhkov , Igor Leite Freire , Nail H. Ibragimov

English version of abstract: The dynamic optimization problems treated by the calculus of variations are usually solved with the help of the 2nd order Euler-Lagrange differential equations. These equations are, generally speaking,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2011-09-02 Paulo D. F. Gouveia , Delfim F. M. Torres

We introduce a method to construct conservation laws for a large class of linear partial differential equations. In contrast to the classical result of Noether, the conserved currents are generated by any symmetry of the operator, including…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2008-10-05 Anthony C. L Ashton

The direct method based on the definition of conserved currents of a system of differential equations is applied to compute the space of conservation laws of the (1+1)-dimensional wave equation in the light-cone coordinates. Then Noether's…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-01-23 Roman O. Popovych , Alexei F. Cheviakov

Noether's theorem is a fundamental result in physics stating that every symmetry of the dynamics implies a conservation law. It is, however, deficient in several respects: (i) it is not applicable to dynamics wherein the system interacts…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-05-16 Iman Marvian , Robert W. Spekkens

We discuss geometric properties of non-Noether symmetries and their possible applications in integrable Hamiltonian systems. Correspondence between non-Noether symmetries and conservation laws is revisited. It is shown that in regular…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 George Chavchanidze

This work extends the Ibragimov's conservation theorem for partial differential equations [{\it J. Math. Anal. Appl. 333 (2007 311-328}] to under determined systems of differential equations. The concepts of adjoint equation and formal…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-05-20 Mahouton Norbert Hounkonnou , Pascal Dkengne Sielenou

A simple implementation of Noether's theorem for discrete symmetries in relativistic continuum field theories is presented. The associated conserved current is exemplified by charge conjugation and a cyclic symmetry. In addition, the…

General Physics · Physics 2026-02-09 Gerhart Seidl

A fifth-order KdV equation with time dependent coefficients and linear damping has been studied. Symmetry groups have several different applications in the context of nonlinear differential equations. For instance, they can be used to…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-02-08 Rafael de la Rosa , María Luz Gandarias , María de los Santos Bruzón

The aim of this paper is to present a new approach to construct constants of motion associated with scaling symmetries of dynamical systems. Scaling maps could be symmetries of the equations of motion but not of its associated Lagrangian…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-07-21 J. Antonio García , D. Gutiérrez-Ruiz , R. Abraham Sánchez-Isidro

Noether's theorem, which connects continuous symmetries to exact conservation laws, remains one of the most fundamental principles in physics and dynamical systems. In this work, we draw a conceptual parallel between two paradigms: the…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2026-03-24 Tim Zolkin , Sergei Nagaitsev , Ivan Morozov , Sergei Kladov

This paper develops moving frame theory for partial difference equations and for differential-difference equations with one continuous independent variable. In each case, the theory is applied to the invariant calculus of variations and the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2024-01-17 Lewis C. White , Peter E. Hydon

We study differential systems for which it is possible to establish a correspondence between symmetries and conservation laws based on Noether identity: quasi-Noether systems. We analyze Noether identity and show that it leads to the same…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2019-07-18 V. Rosenhaus , Ravi Shankar

This paper develops methods for simplifying systems of partial differential equations that have families of conservation laws which depend on functions of the independent or dependent variables. In some cases, such methods can be combined…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-12-18 Peter E. Hydon , John R. King

We present a general algorithm constructing a discretization of a classical field theory from a Lagrangian. We prove a new discrete Noether theorem relating symmetries to conservation laws and an energy conservation theorem not based on any…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2023-09-14 Mikhail Skopenkov

We review the Lagrangian formulation of Noether symmetries (as well as "generalized Noether symmetries") in the framework of Calculus of Variations in Jet Bundles, with a special attention to so-called "Natural Theories" and "Gauge-Natural…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-01-19 L. Fatibene , M. Francaviglia , S. Mercadante