Quadratic First Integrals of Kinetic Differential Equations

Classes of kinetic differential equations are delineated which do have a quadratic first integral, and classes which can not have one. Example reactions corresponding to the obtained kinetic differential equations are shown, and a few figures showing the trajectories of the corresponding systems are also included. Connections to other areas are mentioned and unsolved problems collected. The new results are theoretical, although computational tools are heavily used. Applications from biology and combustion theory will come later.