Journal of Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Applications | Volume 2, Issue 2: 59-73, 2026 | DOI: 10.62762/JMIA.2026.937794
Abstract
This article develops a constructive approach to the Painlevé equivalence problem based on explicit normalization and residual obstruction analysis. Instead of starting from the full invariant complexity of the general point-equivalence problem, we use target-adapted reductions that convert equivalence into a finite algebraic comparison problem inside canonical normalized families. For derivative-free polynomial classes, the method yields exact results. We obtain a constructive criterion for equivalence to the first Painlevé equation in the quadratic case and an exact criterion for equivalence to the second Painlevé equation in the cubic case. In both settings, the method provides explici... More >