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Ghost symmetries

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Abstract

We introduce the notion of a ghost characteristic for nonlocal differential equations. Ghosts are essential for maintaining the validity of the Jacobi identity for the characteristics of nonlocal vector fields.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)164-172
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Nonlinear Mathematical Physics
Volume9
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2002 by P J Olver, J A Sanders and J P Wang.

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