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Linearization — A unified approach

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We show, by using examples, that the IST method, Hirota TN formalism, and the Kac-Moody constructions of Date et.al. all yield the same inverse linearization operator in the sense of Flato et.al. Hence, they solve the Cauchy problem for the same set of initial conditions.

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G. Denardo G. Ghirardi T. Weber

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Anderson, R.L., Taflin, E. (1984). Linearization — A unified approach. In: Denardo, G., Ghirardi, G., Weber, T. (eds) Group Theoretical Methods in Physics. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 201. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0016106

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