Nonlocal Symmetries of Geng-Wu’s Super KdV Equation

Abstract

For a super Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) equation introduced by Geng and Wu, nonlocal infinitesimal symmetries depending on eigenfunctions of its (adjoint) linear spectral problem are constructed from gradient of the spectral parameter, and one of such symmetries is shown to be related to a nonlocal infinitesimal symmetry of Kupershmidt’s super modified KdV equation via a Miura-type transformation. On this basis, a finite symmetry transformation is established for an enlarged system, and leads to a non-trivial exact solution and a Bäcklund transformation of Geng-Wu’s super KdV equation. A procedure is explained to generate infinitely many conservation laws. Moreover, these results could be reduced to classical situations, and their bosonic limits are briefly summarized.