Linearization of fourth order ordinary differential equations by point transformations

• A general methodology for linearization of fourth order ordinary differential equations is developed using point transformations. The solution of the problem on linearization of fourth-order equations by means of point transformations is presented here. We show that all fourth-order equations that are linearizable by point transformations are contained in the class of equations which is linear in the third-order derivative. We provide the linearization test and describe the procedure for obtaining the linearizing transformations as well as the linearized equation. For ordinary differential equations of order greater than 4 we obtain necessary conditions, which separate all linearizable equations into two classes.

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Matematik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Mathematics (hsv//eng)

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Matematik -- Matematisk analys (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Mathematics -- Mathematical Analysis (hsv//eng)

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linearization of differential equations

contact transformations

Lie group analysis

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