SIGMA 3 (2007), 113, 10 pages      arXiv:0711.3746      https://doi.org/10.3842/SIGMA.2007.113
Contribution to the Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference Symmetry in Nonlinear Mathematical Physics

Symmetries and Invariant Differential Pairings

Michael G. Eastwood
Department of Mathematics, University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia

Received November 14, 2007; Published online November 23, 2007

Abstract
The purpose of this article is to motivate the study of invariant, and especially conformally invariant, differential pairings. Since a general theory is lacking, this work merely presents some interesting examples of these pairings, explains how they naturally arise, and formulates various associated problems.

Key words: conformal invariance; differential pairing; symmetry.

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