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Conserved integrals and invariants (advected scalars) are studied for the equations of radial compressible fluid/gas flow in $n>1$ dimensions. Apart from entropy, which is a well-know invariant, three additional invariants are found from an explicit determination of invariants up to first-order. One holds for a general equation of state, and the two others hold only for entropic equations of state. A recursion operator on invariants is presented, which produces two hierarchies of higher-order invariants. Each invariant yields a corresponding integral invariant, describing an advected conserved integral on transported radial domains. In addition, a direct determination of kinematic conserved densities uncovers two "hidden" non-advected conserved integrals: one describes enthalpy-flux, holding for barotropic equations of state; the other describes entropy-weighted energy, holding for entropic equations of state. A further explicit determination of a class of first-order conserved densities shows that the corresponding non-kinematic conserved integrals on transported radial domains are equivalent to integral invariants, modulo trivial densities., Comment: 20 pages. Discussion of scaling properties and analysis applications of the new conserved integrals has been added

Symmetries and Casimirs are studied for the Hamiltonian equations of radial compressible fluid flow in n>1 dimensions. An explicit determination of all Lie point symmetries is carried out, from which a complete classification of all maximal Lie symmetry algebras is obtained. The classification includes all Lie point symmetries that exist only for special equations of state. For a general equation of state, the hierarchy of advected conserved integrals found in recent work is proved to consist of Hamiltonian Casimirs. A second hierarchy that holds only for an entropic equation of state is explicitly shown to comprise non-Casimirs which yield a corresponding hierarchy of generalized symmetries through the Hamiltonian structure of the equations of radial fluid flow. The first-order symmetries are shown to generate a non-abelian Lie algebra. Two new kinematic conserved integrals found in recent work are likewise shown to yield additional first-order generalized symmetries holding for a barotropic equation of state and an entropic equation of state. These symmetries produce an explicit transformation group acting on solutions of the fluid equations. Since these equations are well known to be equivalent to the equations of gas dynamics, all of the results obtained for n-dimensional radial fluid flow carry over to radial gas dynamics., Comment: 19 pages