Research

Pohjanpelto works on the theory and applications of generalized symmetries of differential equations. He has studied the structure of symmetries of the electromagnetic field and applied symmetries in the construction of conservation laws and classification of group invariant solutions. He has also used variational bicomplexes to study the correspondence of generalized symmetries of equations in physical and potential formulation.

Research Interests

• Theory and applications of transformation groups and their invariants in geometry and mathematical physics

Education

Ph.D., University Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1989

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