Underdetermined Systems of Partial Differential Equations
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2000
Department
Physics and Astronomy
School
Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Abstract
This paper examines underdetermined systems of partial differential equations in which the independent variables may be classical c-numbers or even quantum operators. One can view an underdetermined system as expressing the kinematic constraints on a set of dynamical variables that generate a Lie algebra. The arbitrariness in the general solution reflects the freedom to specify the dynamics of such a system. (C) 2000 American Institute of Physics. [S0022-2488(00)02009-0].
Publication Title
Journal of Mathematical Physics
Volume
41
Issue
9
First Page
6388
Last Page
6398
Recommended Citation
Bender, C. M.,
Dunne, G. V.,
Mead, L. R.
(2000). Underdetermined Systems of Partial Differential Equations. Journal of Mathematical Physics, 41(9), 6388-6398.
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