Korteweg-de Vries adiabatic index solitons in barotropic open FRW cosmologies

Applying standard mathematical methods, it is explicitly shown how the Riccati equation for the Hubble parameter H(\eta) of barotropic open FRW cosmologies is connected with a Korteweg-de Vries equation for adiabatic index solitons. It is also shown how one can embed a discrete sequence of adiabatic indices of the type n^2({3/2}\gamma -1)^2 (\gamma \neq 2/3) in the sech FRW adiabatic index solitonComment: 5 pages, without figure

Integrable Abel equations and Vein's Abel equation

We first reformulate and expand with several novel findings some of the basic results in the integrability of Abel equations. Next, these results are applied to Vein's Abel equation whose solutions are expressed in terms of the third order hyperbolic functions and a phase space analysis of the corresponding nonlinear oscillator is also providedComment: 12 pages, 4 figures, 17 references, online at Math. Meth. Appl. Sci. since 7/28/2015, published 4/201

Integrable dissipative nonlinear second order differential equations via factorizations and Abel equations

We emphasize two connections, one well known and another less known, between the dissipative nonlinear second order differential equations and the Abel equations which in its first kind form have only cubic and quadratic terms. Then, employing an old integrability criterion due to Chiellini, we introduce the corresponding integrable dissipative equations. For illustration, we present the cases of some integrable dissipative Fisher, nonlinear pendulum, and Burgers-Huxley type equations which are obtained in this way and can be of interest in applications. We also show how to obtain Abel solutions directly from the factorization of second-order nonlinear equationsComment: 6 pages, 7 figures, published versio

Ermakov-Lewis Invariants and Reid Systems

Reid's m'th-order generalized Ermakov systems of nonlinear coupling constant alpha are equivalent to an integrable Emden-Fowler equation. The standard Ermakov-Lewis invariant is discussed from this perspective, and a closed formula for the invariant is obtained for the higher-order Reid systems (m\geq 3). We also discuss the parametric solutions of these systems of equations through the integration of the Emden-Fowler equation and present an example of a dynamical system for which the invariant is equivalent to the total energyComment: 8 pages, published versio

Integrable equations with Ermakov-Pinney nonlinearities and Chiellini damping

We introduce a special type of dissipative Ermakov-Pinney equations of the form v_{\zeta \zeta}+g(v)v_{\zeta}+h(v)=0, where h(v)=h_0(v)+cv^{-3} and the nonlinear dissipation g(v) is based on the corresponding Chiellini integrable Abel equation. When h_0(v) is a linear function, h_0(v)=\lambda^2v, general solutions are obtained following the Abel equation route. Based on particular solutions, we also provide general solutions containing a factor with the phase of the Milne type. In addition, the same kinds of general solutions are constructed for the cases of higher-order Reid nonlinearities. The Chiellini dissipative function is actually a dissipation-gain function because it can be negative on some intervals. We also examine the nonlinear case h_0(v)=\Omega_0^2(v-v^2) and show that it leads to an integrable hyperelliptic caseComment: 15 pages, 5 figures, 1 appendix, 21 references, published versio

One-parameter families of supersymmetric isospectral potentials from Riccati solutions in function composition form

In the context of supersymmetric quantum mechanics, we define a potential through a particular Riccati solution of the composition form, F(f(x)), and obtain a generalized Mielnik construction of one-parameter isospectral potentials when we use the general Riccati solution. Some examples for special cases of F and f are given to illustrate the method. An interesting result is obtained in the case of a parametric double well potential generated by this method, for which it is shown that the parameter of the potential controls the heights of the localization probability in the two wells, and for certain values of the parameter the height of the localization probability can be higher in the smaller wellComment: 16 pages, 6 figures, published versio

One-parameter supersymmetric Hamiltonians in momentum space

Recent results on the one-parameter supersymmetric deformation in momentum space by Curtright and Zachos (2014 J. Phys. A: Math. and Theor. 47 145201; arXiv:1311.6147v2) are presented in a more general framework following our own papers. We extend the analysis of Curtright and Zachos by including the supersymmetric partner one-parameter deformationComment: 8 pages, 3 figures, version accepted at Physica Script

Barotropic FRW cosmologies with Chiellini damping

It is known that barotropic FRW equations written in the conformal time variable can be reduced to simple linear equations for an exponential function involving the conformal Hubble rate. Here, we show that an interesting class of barotropic universes can be obtained in the linear limit of a special type of nonlinear dissipative Ermakov-Pinney equations with the nonlinear dissipation built from Chiellini's integrability condition. These cosmologies, which evolutionary are similar to the standard ones, correspond to barotropic fluids with adiabatic indices rescaled by a particular factor and have amplitudes of the scale factors inverse proportional to the adiabatic indexComment: 11 pages, 4 figure

Darboux parameter for empty FRW quantum universes and quantum cosmological singularities

I present the factorization(s) of the Wheeler-DeWitt equation for vacuum FRW minisuperspace universes of arbitrary Hartle-Hawking factor ordering, including the so-called strictly isospectral supersymmetric method. By the latter means, one can introduce an infinite class of singular FRW minisuperspace wavefunctions characterized by a Darboux parameter that mathematically speaking is a Riccati integration constant, while physically determines the position of these strictly isospectral singularities on the Misner time axisComment: 3 pages, LaTe