Grant, Timothy J., Hydon, Peter E. (2013) Characteristics of Conservation Laws for Difference Equations. Foundations of Computational Mathematics, 13 (4). pp. 667-692. ISSN 1615-3375. E-ISSN 1615-3383. (doi:10.1007/s10208-013-9151-2) (KAR id:52906)
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Abstract
Each conservation law of a given partial differential equation is determined (up to equivalence) by a function known as the characteristic. This function is used to find conservation laws, to prove equivalence between conservation laws, and to prove the converse of Noether's Theorem. Transferring these results to difference equations is nontrivial, largely because difference operators are not derivations and do not obey the chain rule for derivatives. We show how these problems may be resolved and illustrate various uses of the characteristic. In particular, we establish the converse of Noether's Theorem for difference equations, we show (without taking a continuum limit) that the conservation laws in the infinite family generated by Rasin and Schiff are distinct, and we obtain all five-point conservation laws for the potential Lotka-Volterra equation.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1007/s10208-013-9151-2 |
Uncontrolled keywords: | Conservation laws; Difference equations; Noether's Theorem; |
Subjects: |
Q Science > QA Mathematics (inc Computing science) > QA297 Numerical analysis Q Science > QA Mathematics (inc Computing science) > QA377 Partial differential equations Q Science > QC Physics > QC20 Mathematical Physics |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science |
Depositing User: | Peter Hydon |
Date Deposited: | 06 Jan 2016 09:39 UTC |
Last Modified: | 05 Nov 2024 10:39 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/52906 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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