On two-dimensional integrable models with a cubic or quartic integral of motion

Abstract

Integrable two-dimensional models which possess an integral of motion cubic or quartic in velocities are governed by a single prepotential, which obeys a nonlinear partial differential equation. Taking into account the latter's invariance under continuous rescalings and a dihedral symmetry, we construct new integrable models with a cubic or quartic integral, each of which involves either one or two continuous parameters. A reducible case related to the two-dimensional wave equation is discussed as well. We conjecture a hidden D 2n dihedral symmetry for models with an integral of nth order in the velocities. © 2013 SISSA, Trieste, Italy.