Euler operators and conservation laws of the BBM equation

Peter J. Olver

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Abstract

The BBM or Regularized Long Wave Equation is shown to possess only three non-trivial independent conservation laws. In order to prove this result, a new theory of Euler-type operators in the formal calculus of variations will be developed in detail.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)143-160
Number of pages18
JournalMathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
Volume85
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1979

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