For
the flow equations are
with at . Solving the first two gives, with ,
Integrating the last equation then gives the one-parameter group
defined locally where .
To verify the symmetry infinitesimally, use
The needed coefficients of the second prolongation of a Lie point symmetry are
and
For the potential Burgers equation written as
we obtain
Thus the prolonged generator is tangent to the solution manifold , and the finite transformations above form the projective Lie symmetry of the potential Burgers equation.