Integration of PDEs via C∞-structures
Following classical method of differential constraints, interpreted in jet space, we present a constructive procedure for the integration of partial differential equations (PDEs). The approach consists of adjoining compatible auxiliary equations to reduce the PDE to a finitetype system in which the Vessiot distribution becomes involutive on an open set. Rather than classical solvable structures, we employ C∞-structures of distributions, a generalization with relaxed bracket conditions that are systematically easier to construct, yet still guarantee integration through successive Pfaffian equations. Three explicit examples illustrate the method: the linear wave equation with affine constraints, the Liouville equation, and a non-trivial rational nonlinear PDE. In every case the procedure yields an explicit family of solutions.
Authors
- Antonio J. Pan-Collantes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0063-0710)
Institutions
- Universidad de Cádiz (ES)
- Hospital Universitario Puerto Real (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Communications in Nonlinear Mathematical Physics
- Published
- 2026-10-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.46298/ocnmp.18587
- Primary Topic
- Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universidad de Cádiz