Looking for the integrating factor: The darboux approach
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2014Source
Mathematical ScientistVolume
39Issue
1Pages
27-36Google Scholar check
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We present a method for the solution of first-order ordinary differential equations based on a class of polynomials known as Darboux polynomials. Integrating factors, used to convert the equations in exact form, and constants of motion, which give the general solution, are constructed in this way. Several examples illustrating the method are provided. © Applied Probability Trust 2014.