N M Ivanova and C Sophocleous 2008 J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 41 235201 doi:10.1088/1751-8113/41/23/235201
N M Ivanova1 and C Sophocleous2
Show affiliationsWe classify local first-order conservation laws for a class of systems of nonlinear diffusion equations. The derived conservation laws are used to construct the set of inequivalent potential systems for the class under consideration. Four potential systems are investigated from the Lie point of view and new potential symmetries are obtained. An example of the reduction of a system of diffusion equations with respect to a potential symmetry generator is given. A nonlinear system that has applications in plasma physics is linearized using infinite-dimensional potential symmetries.
Issue 23 (13 June 2008)
Received 29 November 2007, in final form 24 March 2008
Published 15 May 2008
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