A group theoretic approach to a class of second-order ordinary differential equations not possessing Lie point symmetries

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2055-2068

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 0031581968     PISSN: 03054470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0305-4470/30/6/026     Document Type: Article

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