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Symmetry and separation of variables for the Helmholtz and Laplace equations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 January 2016

C. P. Boyer ,
E. G. Kalnins  and
W. Miller Jr.
C. P. Boyer
Affiliation:
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
E. G. Kalnins
Affiliation:
University of Waikato
W. Miller Jr.
Affiliation:
University of Minnesota
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This paper is one of a series relating the symmetry groups of the principal linear partial differential equations of mathematical physics and the coordinate systems in which variables separate for these equations. In particular, we mention [1] and paper [2] which is a survey of and introduction to the series. Here we apply group-theoretic methods to study the separable coordinate systems for the Helmholtz equation.

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Research Article
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Nagoya Mathematical Journal , Volume 60 , February 1976 , pp. 35 - 80
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Copyright © Editorial Board of Nagoya Mathematical Journal 1976

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