Dimsym and LIE: Symmetry determination packages

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 25, Issue 8-9, 1997, Pages 153-164

  Sherring, J ^a   Head, A K ^b   Prince, G E ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computer algebra; Differential equations; Symmetry

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; HEURISTIC METHODS; NUMERICAL METHODS;

COMPUTER ALGEBRA SYSTEMS; SYMBOLIC LANGUAGES;

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

EID: 0031127274     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7177(97)00066-6     Document Type: Article

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