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On The Riemann Function
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: Received: 26 October 2018 / Approved: 30 October 2018 / Online: 30 October 2018 (09:02:41 CET)
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Zeitsch, P.J. On the Riemann Function. Mathematics 2018, 6, 316. Zeitsch, P.J. On the Riemann Function. Mathematics 2018, 6, 316.
Abstract
Riemann’s method is one of the definitive ways of solving Cauchy’s problem for a second order linear hyperbolic partial differential equation in two variables. The first review of Riemann’s method was published by E. T. Copson in 1958. This study extends that work. Firstly, three solution methods were overlooked in Copson’s original paper. Secondly, several new approaches for finding Riemann functions have been developed since 1958. Those techniques are included here and placed in the context of Copson’s original study. There are also numerous equivalences between Riemann functions that have not previously been identified in the literature. Those links are clarified here by showing that many known Riemann functions are often equivalent due to the governing equation admitting a symmetry algebra isomorphic to $SL(2,R)$. Alternatively, the equation admits a Lie-Bäcklund symmetry algebra. Combining the results from several methods, a new class of Riemann functions is then derived which admits no symmetries whatsoever.
Keywords
Riemann Function; Riemann’s Method; hypergeometric function of several variables; point symmetry; generalized symmetry
Subject
Computer Science and Mathematics, Analysis
Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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