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Ghost symmetries

Olver, Peter J., Sanders, Jan A., Wang, Jing Ping (2002) Ghost symmetries. Journal of Nonlinear Mathematical Physics, 9 (supple). pp. 164-172. ISSN 1402-9251. (doi:10.2991/jnmp.2002.9.s1.14) (KAR id:8143)

Abstract

We introduce the notion of a ghost characteristic for nonlocal differential equations. Ghosts are essential for maintaining the validity of the Jacobi identity for the charateristics of nonlocal vector fields.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.2991/jnmp.2002.9.s1.14
Additional information: "This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited."
Subjects: Q Science > QA Mathematics (inc Computing science)
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science
Depositing User: Jing Ping Wang
Date Deposited: 09 Oct 2008 17:46 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:46 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/8143 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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