Contributions

  • Miles Reid (Translator) - Contributor

Publication

2000-01-13 - Cambridge University Press

Language

English

Word Count

29,500 words, Guess

Page Count

118 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing1155667
  • Goodreads1564743

Classifications

  • LCCQC174.26.W28

Description

"The goal of this book is to investigate the high degree of symmetry that lies hidden in integrable systems. To that end, differential equations arising from classical mechanics, such as the KdV equation and the KP equations, are used here by the authors to introduce the notion of an infinite dimensional transformation group acting on spaces of integrable systems. The work of M. Sato on the algebraic structure of completely integrable systems is discussed, together with developments of these ideas in the work of M. Kashiwara." "This book should be accessible to anyone with a knowledge of differential and integral calculus and elementary complex analysis, and it will be a valuable resource to the novice and expert alike."--Jacket.

First Sentence

We look for symmetries of the KdV equation taking the form of infinitesimal transformations by a nonlinear evolution equation.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Solitons: Differential equations, symmetries and infinite dimensional algebras (Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics)HardcoverCambridge University Press2000-01-13

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