The Ermakov equation: A commentary

Applicable Analysis and Discrete Mathematics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 146-157

  Leach, P G L ^a,b   Andriopoulos, K ^b  

^a IUCAA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ermakov; Invariant; Lewis; Pinney; sl(2, R)

Indexed keywords

EID: 65049089300     PISSN: 14528630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/AADM0802146L     Document Type: Article

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