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Lie's structural approach to PDE systems

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2000
ISBN
0521780888, 9780521780889
LCC
QA377 .S846 2000
Open Library ID
OL50217M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
3 MB (3029738 bytes)
Series
Encyclopedia of mathematics and its applications 80
Edition
1
Pages
588\588
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Scanned
yes
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

Here is a lucid and comprehensive introduction to the differential geometric study of partial differential equations (PDE). The first book to present substantial results on local solvability of general and nonlinear PDE systems without using power series techniques, it describes a general approach to PDE systems based on ideas developed by Lie, Cartan and Vessiot. The central theme is the exploitation of singular vector field systems and their first integrals. These considerations naturally lead to local Lie groups, Lie pseudogroups and the equivalence problem, all of which are covered in detail. This book will be a valuable resource for graduate students and researchers in partial differential equations, Lie groups and related fields.

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