Solitons: Differential Equations, Symmetries and Infinite Dimensional Algebras (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781107404199)

This book investigates the high degree of symmetry that lies hidden in integrable systems. To that end, differential equations arising from classical mechanics, such as the KdV equation and the KP equations, are used here by the authors to introduce the notion of an infinite dimensional transformation group acting on spaces of integrable systems. Chapters discuss the work of M. Sato on the algebraic structure of completely integrable systems, together with developments of these ideas in the work of M. Kashiwara. The text should be accessible to anyone with a knowledge of differential and integral calculus and elementary complex analysis, and it will be a valuable resource to both novice and expert alike.

Author: T. Miwa, M. Jimbo, E. Date
ISBN-10: 1107404193
ISBN-13: 9781107404199
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/19/2012
Pages: 120
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.41lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.28d