We obtain the non-local residual symmetry related to truncated Painlev′e expansion of Burgers equation. In order to localize the residual symmetry, we introduce new variables to prolong the original Burgers equation into a new system.By using Lie’s first theorem, we obtain the finite transformation for the localized residual symmetry. More importantly,we also localize the linear superposition of multiple residual symmetries to find the corresponding finite transformations.It is interesting to find that the n-th B¨acklund transformation for Burgers equation can be expressed by determinants in a compact way.
We obtain the non-local residual symmetry related to truncated Painlev~ expansion of Burgers equation. In order to localize the residual symmetry, we introduce new variables to prolong the original Burgers equation into a new system. By using Lie's first theorem, we obtain the finite transformation for the localized residual symmetry. More importantly, we also Iocalize the linear superposition of multiple residual symmetries to find the corresponding finite transformations. It is interesting to find that the n-th B~icklund transformation for Burgers equation can be expressed by determinants in a compact way.