Applications of Symmetry Methods to Partial Differential Equations

This is an accessible text on the advanced symmetry methods for differential equations. Topics covered include conservation laws, Lie-Backlund symmetries, contact transformations, nonlocal symmetries, nonlocal mappings and non-classical method.

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This is an acessible book on the advanced symmetry methods for differential equations, including such subjects as conservation laws, Lie-Backlund symmetries, contact transformations, adjoint symmetries, Nother's Theorem, mappings with some modification, potential symmetries, nonlocal symmetries, nonlocal mappings, and non-classical method. Of use to graduate students and researchers in mathematics and physics.