Abstract
The partial Noether operators and first integrals of a general system of two linear second-order ordinary differential equations (ODEs) with variable coefficients are studied by means of a partial Lagrangian. The canonical form for the general system of two second-order ordinary differential equations is invoked and all cases of this system are discussed with respect to partial Noether operators. We also tabulate the results for the special case b(x) = c(x) of the system which was considered elsewhere using a Lagrangian and a partial Lagrangian. The first integrals are obtained explicitly by exploiting a Noether-like theorem with the help of partial Noether operators. This study gives a new way to construct first integrals for systems without a variational principle as not all linear equations have a Lagrangian. Physical applications to conservative and oscillator mechanical systems are given.
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