Linearization of two dimensional complex-linearizable system of second order ordinary differential equations

Abstract

Complex-linearization of a class of systems of second order ordinary differential equations (ODEs) has already been studied with complex symmetry analysis. Linearization of this class has been achieved earlier by complex method, however, linearization criteria and the most general linearizable form of such systems have not been derived yet. In this paper, it is shown that the general linearizable form of the complex-linearizable systems of two second order ODEs is (at most) quadratically semi-linear in the first order derivatives of the dependent variables. Further, linearization conditions are derived in terms of coefficients of system and their derivatives. These linearizable 2-dimensional complex-linearizable systems of second order ODEs are characterized here, by adopting both the real and complex procedures.