 Scaling symmetry of the sine-Gordon equation (source code)

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= Scaling symmetry of the sine-Gordon equation
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The transformations
$$
(X,T,u)\longmapsto(e^sX,e^{-s}T,u)
$$
form a one-parameter <Lie point symmetry> of $u_{XT}=\sin u$. The product $z=XT$ is a <similarity variable>, and a <group-invariant solution> $u=F(z)$ satisfies
$$
zF''+F'=\sin F.
$$

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