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We have already dealt with the problem of solving First Order Differential Equations (1ODEs) presenting elementary functions before in [1, 2]. In this present paper, we have established solid theoretical basis through a relation between the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2023-08-25 L. G. S. Duarte , L. A. C. P. da Mota , A. B. M. M. Queiroz

Some key features of the symmetries of the Schr\"odinger equation that are common to a much broader class of dynamical systems (some under construction) are illustrated. I discuss the algebra/superalgebra duality involving first and…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-07-01 Francesco Toppan

We show that any first order ordinary differential equation with a known Lie point symmetry group can be discretized into a difference scheme with the same symmetry group. In general, the lattices are not regular ones, but must be adapted…

Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems · Physics 2014-11-18 Miguel A. Rodriguez , Pavel Winternitz

We develop a well-posedness theory for second order systems in bounded domains where boundary phenomena like glancing and surface waves play an important role. Attempts have previously been made to write a second order system consisting of…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2010-12-08 Heinz-Otto Kreiss , Omar E. Ortiz , N. Anders Petersson

Classical geometric mechanics, including the study of symmetries, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics, and the Hamilton-Jacobi theory, are founded on geometric structures such as jets, symplectic and contact ones. In this paper, we shall…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2023-06-09 Qiao Huang , Jean-Claude Zambrini

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

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

The time dependent-integrals of motion, linear in position and momentum operators, of a quantum system are extracted from Noether's theorem prescription by means of special time-dependent variations of coordinates. For the stationary case…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-28 O. Castaños , R. López-Peña , V. I. Man'ko

An algorithm for the symbolic computation of recursion operators for systems of nonlinear differential-difference equations (DDEs) is presented. Recursion operators allow one to generate an infinite sequence of generalized symmetries. The…

Symbolic Computation · Computer Science 2011-04-21 Ünal Göktaş , Willy Hereman

This paper provides a description of an algebraic setting for the Lagrangian formalism over graded algebras and is intended as the necessary first step towards the noncommutative C-spectral sequence (variational bicomplex). A noncommutative…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-02-03 Alexander Verbovetsky

We introduce a novel technique for constructing higher-order variational integrators for Hamiltonian systems of ODEs. In particular, we are concerned with generating globally smooth approximations to solutions of a Hamiltonian system. Our…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-03-17 Melvin Leok , Tatiana Shingel

Some problems on variations are raised for classical discrete mechanics and field theory and the difference variational approach with variable step-length is proposed motivated by Lee's approach to discrete mechanics and the difference…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-07 Han-Ying Guo , Ke Wu

New third- and fourth-order Lagrangian hierarchies are derived in this paper. The free coefficients in the leading terms satisfy the most general differential geometric criteria currently known for the existence of a variational…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2022-06-01 S. Roy Choudhury , Ranses Alfonso-Rodriguez

Consideration of the Noether variational problem for any theory whose action is invariant under global and/or local gauge transformations leads to three distinct theorems. These include the familiar Noether theorem, but also two equally…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Katherine Brading , Harvey R. Brown

We give a version of Noether theorem adapted to the framework of mu-symmetries; this extends to such case recent work by Muriel, Romero and Olver in the framework of lambda-symmetries, and connects mu-symmetries of a Lagrangian to a…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 G. Cicogna , G. Gaeta

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 identify conditions giving large natural classes of partial differential operators for which it is possible to construct a complete set of Laplace invariants. In order to do that we investigate general properties of differential…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2020-12-22 David Hobby , Ekaterina Shemyakova

This paper mainly contributes to the extension of Noether's theorem to differential-difference equations. For that purpose, we first investigate the prolongation formula for continuous symmetries, which makes a characteristic representation…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2019-07-08 Linyu Peng

We derive a Lagrangian based approach to study the compatible Hamiltonian structure of the dispersionless KdV and supersymmetric KdV hierarchies and claim that our treatment of the problem serves as a very useful supplement of the so-called…

Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems · Physics 2008-04-25 Amitava Choudhuri , B. Talukdar , U. Das