Abstract
Within the framework of jet manifolds, we show that the symmetries of nonlinear partial evolution equations in arbitrary dimensions are linear in the leading orders. A necessary condition for the existence of an infinite-dimensional symmetry algebra for a given equation is derived. As an example, the results for a class of nonlinear diffusion equations in (1+2) dimensions are given.
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