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In differential equations, the Laplace invariant of any of certain differential operators is a certain function of the coefficients and their derivatives. Consider a bivariate hyperbolic differential operator of the second order : whose coefficients : are smooth functions of two variables. Its Laplace invariants have the form : Their importance is due to the classical theorem: Theorem: ''Two operators of the form are equivalent under gauge transformations if and only if their Laplace invariants coincide pairwise.'' Here the operators : are called ''equivalent'' if there is a gauge transformation that takes one to the other: : Laplace invariants can be regarded as factorization "remainders" for the initial operator ''A'': : If at least one of Laplace invariants is not equal to zero, i.e. : then this representation is a first step of the Laplace–Darboux transformations used for solving ''non-factorizable'' bivariate linear partial differential equations (LPDEs). If both Laplace invariants are equal to zero, i.e. : then the differential operator ''A'' is factorizable and corresponding linear partial differential equation of second order is solvable. Laplace invariants have been introduced for a bivariate linear partial differential operator (LPDO) of order 2 and of hyperbolic type. They are a particular case of ''generalized invariants'' which can be constructed for a bivariate LPDO of arbitrary order and arbitrary type; see Invariant factorization of LPDOs. ==See also== * Partial derivative * Invariant (mathematics) * Invariant theory 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Laplace invariant」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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