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Linearizability Criteria for Systems of Two Second-Order Differential Equations by Complex Methods

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2011-07-25 v3

Abstract

Lie's linearizability criteria for scalar second-order ordinary differential equations had been extended to systems of second-order ordinary differential equations by using geometric methods. These methods not only yield the linearizing transformations but also the solutions of the nonlinear equations. Here complex methods for a scalar ordinary differential equation are used for linearizing systems of two second-order ordinary and partial differential equations, which can use the power of the geometric method for writing the solutions. Illustrative examples of mechanical systems including the Lane-Emden type equations which have roots in the study of stellar structures are presented and discussed.

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@article{arxiv.1001.4631,
  title  = {Linearizability Criteria for Systems of Two Second-Order Differential Equations by Complex Methods},
  author = {S. Ali and F. M. Mahomed and Asghar Qadir},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1001.4631},
  year   = {2011}
}

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published in Nonlinear Dynamics

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