Linearization of Fourth-order Ordinary Differential Equations by Generalized Sundman Transformations

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Chanyanit Patcha
Warisa Nakpim

Abstract

The linearization problem of fourth-order ordinary differential equations by the generalized Sundman transformation, i.e.,
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is considered in the paper. Necessary and sufficient conditions for fourth-order ordinary differential equations to be linearizable into the general form of a linear fourth-order ordinary differential equation are obtained. Here, a complete solution is given for the case gif.latex?F_{x}&space;=&space;0 We also give an example which apply our procedure for a nonlinear fourth-order partial differential equation
gif.latex?u_{tt}&space;=&space;(\kappa&space;\tilde{}u&space;+&space;\gamma&space;\tilde{}u^{2})_{xx}&space;+&space;\nu&space;\tilde{}uu_{xxxx}+\tilde{\mu&space;}u_{xxtt}+a\tilde{}u_{x}u_{xxx}+&space;\tilde{\beta&space;}u^{2}_{xx}) ,
where gif.latex?\tilde{a},\tilde{\beta&space;},\tilde{\gamma&space;},\tilde{\mu&space;},\tilde{\nu&space;} and gif.latex?\tilde{\kappa&space;} are arbitrary constants.

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Patcha, C. ., & Nakpim, W. . (2022). Linearization of Fourth-order Ordinary Differential Equations by Generalized Sundman Transformations. KKU Science Journal, 46(1), 142–153. Retrieved from https://ph01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/KKUSciJ/article/view/249820
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