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Изв. РАН. Сер. матем., 2026, том 90, выпуск 1, страницы 244–260 (Mi im9686)

On solvability of linear differential equations in finite terms

A. Khovanskii, A. Tronsgard

Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Аннотация: We consider the problem of solvability of linear differential equations over a differential field $K$. We introduce a class of special differential field extensions, which widely generalizes the classical class of extensions of differential fields by integrals and by exponentials of integrals and which has similar properties. We announce the following result: if a linear differential equation over $K$ cannot be solved by generalized quadratures, then no special extension can help solve it. In the paper, we prove a weaker version of this result in which we consider only pure transcendental extensions of $K$. Our paper is self-contained and understandable for beginners. It demonstrates the power of Liouville's original approach to problems of solvability of equations in finite terms.

Ключевые слова: linear differential equations, solvability by quadratures, integration in finite terms, differential Galois theory.

MSC: 12H20

Поступило в редакцию: 25.12.2024
Исправленный вариант: 12.03.2025

Язык публикации: английский

DOI: 10.4213/im9686


 Англоязычная версия: Izvestiya: Mathematics, 2026, 90:1, 238–254


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