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Starting from the second Painlev\'{e} equation, we obtain Painlev\'{e} type equations of higher order by using the singular point analysis.
In the first part of our paper we discuss linear 2nd order differential equations in the complex domain, especially Heun class equations, that is, the Heun equation and its confluent cases. The second part of our paper is devoted to…
We present two examples of reductions from the evolution equations describing discrete Schlesinger transformations of Fuchsian systems to difference Painlev\'e equations: difference Painlev\'e equation d-$P\left({A}_{2}^{(1)*}\right)$ with…
We propose a method to identify and classify evolution equations and systems that can be multipotentialised in given target equations or target systems. We refer to this as the {\it converse problem}. Although we mainly study a method for…
Two-point boundary value problems for a discrete Ermakov-Painlev\'e II equation are analysed by means of topological methods. In addition, an alternative variational approach is detailed. Existence of solutions is established for…
We consider a reformulation of the classical $P_N$ method with Marshak boundary conditions for the approximation of the monoenergetic stationary linear transport equation as a system of second-order PDEs. Our derivation allows the automatic…
The class of nonlinear ordinary differential equations $y^{\prime\prime}y = F(z,y^2)$, where F is a smooth function, is studied. Various nonlinear ordinary differential equations, whose applicative importance is well known, belong to such a…
In classical kinetic theory, the BBGKY hierarchy is an infinite chain of integro-differential equations that describes the full time-reversal-invariant (Liouville) system of interacting (quasi)-particles in terms of $N$-particle…
In this paper we consider the ${\cal N}=1$ supersymmetric mKdV hierarchy composed of positive odd flows embedded within an affine $\hat sl(2,1)$ algebra. Its B\"acklund transformations are constructed in terms of a gauge transformation…
We prove that certain polynomials previously introduced by the author can be identified with tau functions of Painlev\'e VI, obtained from one of Picard's algebraic solutions by acting with a four-dimensional lattice of B\"acklund…
A couple of applications of B\"acklund transformations in the study of nonlinear evolution equations is here given. Specifically, we are concerned about third order nonlinear evolution equations. Our attention is focussed on one side, on…
Using the only admissible rank-two realisations of the Lie algebra of the affine group in one dimension in terms of the Lie algebra of Lie symmetries of the Ermakov-Pinney (EP) equation, some classes of second order nonlinear ordinary…
Starting from the standard form of the five discrete Painlev\'e equations we show how one can obtain (through appropriate limits) a host of new equations which are also the discrete analogues of the continuous Painlev\'e equations. A…
We obtain convergent representations (as Borel summed transseries) for the five one-parameter families of truncated solutions of the fifth Painlev\'e equation with nonzero parameters, valid in half planes, for large independent variable. We…
When using a finite difference method to solve an initial--boundary--value problem, the truncation error is often of lower order at a few grid points near boundaries than in the interior. Normal mode analysis is a powerful tool to analyze…
In this paper we implement the Darboux transformation, as well as an analogue of Crum's theorem, for a discrete version of Schr\"odinger equation. The technique is based on the use of first order operators intertwining two difference…
The sixth Painlev\'e equation is a basic equation among the non-linear differential equations with three fixed singularities, corresponding to Gauss's hypergeometric differential equation among the linear differential equations. It is known…
The $b$-family is a one-parameter family of Hamiltonian partial differential equations of non-evolutionary type, which arises in shallow water wave theory. It admits a variety of solutions, including the celebrated peakons, which are weak…
We investigate and derive second solutions to linear homogeneous second-order difference equations using a variety of methods, in each case going beyond the purely formal solution and giving explicit expressions for the second solution. We…
This work focuses on the detection of the buckling phenomena and bifurcation analysis of the parametric Von K\'arm\'an plate equations based on reduced order methods and spectral analysis. The computational complexity - due to the fourth…