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A direct algorithm of one-dimensional optimal system for the group invariant solutions
Xiaorui Hu, Yuqi Li, Yong Chen
TL;DR
The paper tackles the difficulty of classifying infinitely many one-dimensional subgroups that produce group-invariant solutions. It introduces a direct invariant- and adjoint-matrix-based algorithm, whose invariant-based representatives provide comprehensive and mutually inequivalent optimal systems, illustrated with the KdV and heat equations.
Problem
Classifying all inequivalent one-dimensional subgroups is difficult because symmetry groups generally contain infinitely many subgroups that can yield group-invariant solutions.
Method
The paper computes general Lie-algebra invariants, scales their values, constructs the adjoint transformation matrix, and classifies representatives by solving adjoint-equivalence equations.
Results
The invariant-based process guarantees comprehensiveness and demonstrates mutual inequivalence of the one-dimensional optimal-system representatives, with examples from the KdV and heat equations.
Takeaways & Limitations
The resulting optimal systems support recovery of families of group-invariant solutions and may be useful for low-dimensional equations whose reductions require small parameter systems.
Takeaways & Limitations
For the heat-equation classification, the infinite-dimensional subalgebra generated by vh is excluded because it does not lead to group-invariant solutions.
Abstract
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A direct and systematic algorithm is proposed to find one-dimensional optimal system for the group invariant solutions, which is attributed to the classification of its corresponding one-dimensional Lie algebra. Since the method is based on different values of all the invariants, the process itself can both guarantee the comprehensiveness and demonstrate the inequivalence of the optimal system, with no further proof. To illustrate our method more clearly , we give a couple of well-known examples: the Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) equation and the heat equation.
1. Introduction
The paper addresses how to classify inequivalent one-dimensional subgroups for group-invariant solutions, where exhaustive enumeration is generally infeasible. It proposes a systematic invariant-based method and illustrates it on the KdV and heat equations.
- 1. Introduction: Classifying one-dimensional subgroups is important because infinitely many subgroups can generate group-invariant solutions, making exhaustive listing infeasible.
- 1. Introduction: Existing approaches construct optimal-system representatives using adjoint transformations, but do not clearly establish their completeness and mutual inequivalence.
- 1. Introduction: The paper proposes a systematic method using general Lie-algebra invariants and the adjoint matrix to guarantee comprehensiveness and inequivalence.
- 1. Introduction: The method is organized as an algorithm for general symmetry algebras and demonstrated through one-dimensional optimal systems for the KdV and heat equations.
2. A direct algorithm of one-dimensional optimal system
The algorithm classifies one-dimensional Lie-algebra subalgebras by computing invariants, constructing the general adjoint matrix, and matching scaled invariant values to representatives. Adjoint equivalence is tested through transformations and constant rescaling.
- 2. A direct algorithm of one-dimensional optimal system: Two vectors are equivalent when related by an adjoint transformation or by multiplication by a nonzero constant.
- 2. A direct algorithm of one-dimensional optimal system: Invariants are functions unchanged by the adjoint action, so equivalent vectors must have identical values for every invariant.
- 2. A direct algorithm of one-dimensional optimal system: The invariant equations are derived by differentiating the infinitesimal adjoint-action condition and solving the resulting linear differential equations.
- 2. A direct algorithm of one-dimensional optimal system: The adjoint transformation matrix is formed as the product of separate matrices for the generators, with each matrix obtained from the corresponding adjoint action.
- 2. A direct algorithm of one-dimensional optimal system: The classification scales invariant values to 1, −1, or 0, selects representatives for each invariant case, and solves the adjoint transformation equations to verify them.
3. the new approach for the KdV equation and the heat equation
The paper applies its invariant-based classification procedure to the KdV and heat equations, using differential equations to find invariants, adjoint matrices to transform generators, and invariant values to classify inequivalent representatives. The resulting optimal systems agree with previously reported systems for both examples.
- KdV equation: The KdV classification uses one basic invariant, the Killing form a4, and splits the algebra according to a4=1 or a4=0.The invariant equations yield φ(a1,a2,a3,a4)=F(a4), so a4 is the only basic invariant.
- Heat equation: For the heat equation, solving the invariant equations produces two basic common invariants, Δ1 and Δ2, with Δ2 identified as a new invariant.Δ1 is the Killing form, whereas Δ2 had not been addressed previously according to the paper.
- Heat equation: The heat-equation classification scales Δ1 to 1, −1, or 0 and then uses Δ2, with further invariant cases, to select representative one-dimensional subalgebras.The classification proceeds through cases such as Δ1=1, Δ1=−1, and Δ1=0 with Δ2=c, followed by subdivisions when Δ2 is normalized.
- Heat equation: The resulting heat-equation optimal system is completely equivalent to an earlier system and further reduces Olver’s result.The infinite-dimensional subalgebra generated by vh is excluded because it does not lead to group invariant solutions.
4. Summary and discussion
The paper develops a direct algorithm for classifying one-dimensional optimal systems using Lie-algebra invariants and adjoint relations. It claims the method systematically finds representatives, guarantees comprehensiveness, and demonstrates inequivalence through the construction process.
- 4. Summary and discussion: The approach is intended to support classification of group invariant solutions for systems with many possible symmetry groups and is illustrated on the KdV and heat equations.The authors also identify construction of higher-parameter optimal systems as future work.
- 4. Summary and discussion: The method computes all general invariants of a one-dimensional Lie algebra, including the Killing form.A separate criterion scales invariant values to support classification.
- 4. Summary and discussion: An algebraic equation system determines whether two one-dimensional subalgebras are equivalent under adjoint transformation.This criterion complements invariant scaling in distinguishing representative elements.
- 4. Summary and discussion: The proposed algorithm constructs one-dimensional optimal systems directly from scaled invariants and adjoint transformation relations.Its components include computing general invariants, scaling their values, testing equivalence algebraically, and selecting representatives step by step.
- 4. Summary and discussion: Because representatives correspond to different invariant values, the resulting optimal system is comprehensive and its inequivalence is evident from the construction process.The paper presents this as requiring no further proof of optimality or mutual inequivalence.