Linearization criteria for a system of second-order ordinary differential equations

International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 671-677

  Soh, C Wafo ^a   Mahomed, F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; LINEARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; THEOREM PROVING;

LIE ALGEBRA; SECOND-ORDER ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

DYNAMICS;

EID: 0035372795     PISSN: 00207462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7462(00)00032-9     Document Type: Article

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