This is an accessible text on the advanced symmetry methods for differential equations. Topics covered include conservation laws, Lie-Backlund symmetries, contact transformations, nonlocal symmetries, nonlocal mappings and non-classical method.

This is an accessible book on the advanced symmetry methods for differential equations. It will include chapters on subjects such as conservation laws, Lie-Bäcklund symmetries, contact transformations, adjoint symmetries, Nöther's Theorem, mappings with some modification, potential symmetries, nonlocal symmetries, nonlocal mappings and non-classical method.

Comprehensive introduction to each chapter Discussions section at the end of each chapter Comprehensive indexes to guide the reader Many examples and exercises

Klappentext

This is an accessible book on advanced symmetry methods for partial differential equations. Topics include conservation laws, local symmetries, higher-order symmetries, contact transformations, delete "adjoint symmetries," Noether's theorem, local mappings, nonlocally related PDE systems, potential symmetries, nonlocal symmetries, nonlocal conservation laws, nonlocal mappings, and the nonclassical method. Graduate students and researchers in mathematics, physics, and engineering will find this book useful.

This book is a sequel to Symmetry and Integration Methods for Differential Equations (2002) by George W. Bluman and Stephen C. Anco. The emphasis in the present book is on how to find systematically symmetries (local and nonlocal) and conservation laws (local and nonlocal) of a given PDE system and how to use systematically symmetries and conservation laws for related applications.

Inhalt
Local Transformations and Conservation Laws.- Construction of Mappings Relating Differential Equations.- Nonlocally Related PDE Systems.- Applications of Nonlocally Related PDE Systems.- Further Applications of Symmetry Methods: Miscellaneous Extensions.