Publication Date:
2023-03-20
Description:
A symmetry group method is used to obtain exact solutions for
a semilinear radial heat equation in $n>1$ dimensions
with a general power nonlinearity.
The method involves an ansatz technique to solve
an equivalent first-order PDE system of similarity variables
given by group foliations of this heat equation,
using its admitted group of scaling symmetries.
This technique yields explicit similarity solutions as well as
other explicit solutions of a more general (non-similarity) form
having interesting analytical behavior connected with blow up and dispersion.
In contrast,
standard similarity reduction of this heat equation gives
a semilinear ODE that cannot be explicitly solved by familiar
integration techniques such as point symmetry reduction or integrating factors.
Language:
English
Type:
reportzib
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doc-type:preprint
Format:
application/pdf
Format:
application/postscript
