 Scaling-invariant reduction of the Tzitzeica equation (source code)

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= Scaling-invariant reduction of the Tzitzeica equation

The <Tzitzeica equation> $u_{xy}=e^u-e^{-2u}$ is unchanged by $(x,y)\mapsto(cx,c^{-1}y)$. The identity component has generator $x\partial_x-y\partial_y$. Locally its invariant solutions are $u=w(xy)$, reducing the equation to $zw''+w'=e^w-e^{-2w}$.

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