Linearisable third-order ordinary differential equations and generalised Sundman transformations: The case X‴ = 0

Acta Applicandae Mathematicae

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 89-115

  Euler, N ^a   Wolf, T ^a,b   Leach, P G L ^a,c   Euler, M ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Invertible transformations; Linearisation; Nonlinear ordinary differential equations

Indexed keywords

LINEARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

INVERTIBLE TRANSFORMATIONS;

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

EID: 0037357879     PISSN: 01678019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022838932176     Document Type: Article

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