Characterisation of the algebraic properties of first integrals of scalar ordinary differential equations of maximal symmetry

Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications

Volumn 212, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 349-374

  Flessas, G P ^b   Govinder, K S ^a,b   Leach, P G L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRA; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES;

MAXIMAL SYMMETRY; SCALAR ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

EID: 0031198375     PISSN: 0022247X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmaa.1997.5506     Document Type: Article

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