Differential invariant method for seeking nonlocally related systems and nonlocal symmetries. II: Connections with the conservation law method

In this paper, we show direct connections between the conservation law (CL)-based method and the differential invariant (DI)-based method for obtaining nonlocally related systems and nonlocal symmetries for a given partial differential equation (PDE) system. For a PDE system with two independent variables, we show that the CL method is a special case for the DI method. For a PDE system with at least three independent variables, we show that the CL method, for a curl-type CL, is a special case for the DI method. We also consider the situation for a self-adjoint, i.e. variational, linear PDE system. Here, a solution of the linear PDE system yields a nonlocally related system for both approaches. In particular, the resulting nonlocally related systems need not be invertibly equivalent. Through an example, we show that three distinct nonlocally related systems can be obtained from an admitted point symmetry.

Differential invariant method for seeking nonlocally related systems and nonlocal symmetries. I: General theory and examples

Nonlocally related systems, obtained through conservation law and symmetry-based methods, have proved to be useful for determining nonlocal symmetries, nonlocal conservation laws, non-invertible mappings and new exact solutions of a given partial differential equation (PDE) system. In this paper, it is shown that the symmetry-based method is a differential invariant-based method. It is shown that this allows one to naturally extend the symmetry-based method to ordinary differential equation (ODE) systems and to PDE systems with at least three independent variables. In particular, we present the situations for ODE systems, PDE systems with two independent variables and PDE systems with three or more independent variables, separately, and show that these three situations are directly connected. Examples are exhibited for each of the three situations.

Conservation Laws and Nonlocally Related Systems of Two-Dimensional Boundary Layer Models

Local conservation laws, potential systems, and nonlocal conservation laws are systematically computed for three-equilibrium two-component boundary layer models that describe different physical situations: a plate flow, a flow parallel to the axis of a circular cylinder, and a radial jet striking a planar wall. First, local conservation laws of each model are computed using the direct method. For each of the three boundary layer models, two local conservation laws are found. The corresponding potential variables are introduced, and nonlocally related potential systems and subsystems are formed. Then nonlocal conservation laws are sought, arising as local conservation laws of nonlocally related systems. For each of the three physical models, similar nonlocal conservation laws arise. Further nonlocal variables that lead to further potential systems are considered. Trees of nonlocally related systems are constructed; their structure coincides for all three models. The three boundary layer models considered in this work provide rich and interesting examples of the construction of trees of nonlocally related systems. In particular, the trees involve spectral potential systems depending on a parameter; these spectral potential systems lead to nonlocal conservation laws. Moreover, potential variables that are not locally related on solution sets of some potential systems become local functions of each other on solution sets of other systems. The point symmetry analysis shows that the plate and radial jet flow models possess infinite-dimensional Lie algebras of point symmetries, whereas the Lie algebra of point symmetries for the cylinder flow model is three-dimensional. The computation of nonlocal symmetries reveals none that arise for the original model equations, which is common for partial differential equations (PDE) systems without constitutive parameters or functions, but does reveal nonlocal symmetries for some nonlocally related PDE systems.

Potential Systems and Nonlocal Conservation Laws of Prandtl Boundary Layer Equations on the Surface of a Sphere

The potential systems and nonlocal conservation laws of Prandtl boundary layer equations on the surface of a sphere have been investigated. The multiplier approach yields two local conservation laws for the Prandtl boundary layer equations on the surface of a sphere. Two potential variables ψ and ϕ are introduced corresponding to first and second conservation law. Moreover, another potential variable p is introduced by considering the linear combination of both conservation laws. Two level one potential systems involving a single nonlocal variable ψ or ϕ are constructed. One level two potential system involving both nonlocal variables ψ and ϕ is established. The nonlocal variable p is utilised to derive a spectral potential system. The nonlocal conservation laws of Prandtl boundary layer equations on the surface of a sphere are derived by computing the local conservation laws of its potential systems. The nonlocal conservation laws are utilised to derive the further nonlocally related systems.