Algebraic resolution of the Burgers equation with a forcing term

Abstract

We introduce an inhomogeneous term, f(t,x), into the right-hand side of the usual Burgers equation and examine the resulting equation for those functions which admit at least one Lie point symmetry. For those functions f(t,x) which depend nontrivially on both t and x, we find that there is just one symmetry. If f is a function of only x, there are three symmetries with the algebra s l(2,R). When f is a function of only t, there are five symmetries with the algebra s l(2,R) ⊕_s 2A ₁. In all the cases, the Burgers equation is reduced to the equation for a linear oscillator with nonconstant coefficient.

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