Three Dimensional Flexural–Gravity Waves

Waves propagating on the surface of a three–dimensional ideal fluid of arbitrary depth bounded above by an elastic sheet that resists flexing are considered in the small amplitude modulational asymptotic limit. A Benney–Roskes–Davey–Stewartson model is derived, and we find that fully localized wavepacket solitary waves (or lumps) may bifurcate from the trivial state at the minimum of the phase speed of the problem for a range of depths. Results using a linear and two nonlinear elastic models are compared. The stability of these solitary wave solutions and the application of the BRDS equation to unsteady wave packets is also considered. The results presented may have applications to the dynamics of continuous ice sheets and their breakup.     

Zero‐viscosity‐capillarity limit to rarefaction waves for the 1D compressible Navier–Stokes–Korteweg equations

In this paper, we study the zero viscosity and capillarity limit problem for the one‐dimensional compressible isentropic Navier–Stokes–Korteweg equations when the corresponding Euler equations have rarefaction wave solutions. In the case that either the effects of initial layer are ignored or the rarefaction waves are smooth, we prove that the solutions of the Navier–Stokes–Korteweg equation with centered rarefaction wave data exist for all time and converge to the centered rarefaction waves as the viscosity and capillarity number vanish, and we also obtain a rate of convergence, which is valid uniformly for all time. These results are showed by a scaling argument and elementary energy analysis. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Transverse Orbital Stability of Periodic Traveling Waves for Nonlinear Klein–Gordon Equations

In this paper, we establish the orbital stability of a class of spatially periodic wave train solutions to multidimensional nonlinear Klein–Gordon equations with periodic potential. We show that the orbit generated by the one‐dimensional wave train is stable under the flow of the multidimensional equation under perturbations which are, on one hand, coperiodic with respect to the translation or Galilean variable of propagation, and, on the other hand, periodic (but not necessarily coperiodic) with respect to the transverse directions. That is, we show their transverse orbital stability. The class of periodic wave trains under consideration is the family of subluminal rotational waves, which are periodic in the momentum but unbounded in their position.     

Traveling waves in a generalized nonlinear dispersive–dissipative equation

D. Zeidan In this paper, we consider the existence of traveling waves in a generalized nonlinear dispersive–dissipative equation, which is found in many areas of application including waves in a thermoconvective liquid layer and nonlinear electromagnetic waves. By using the theory of dynamical systems, specifically based on geometric singular perturbation theory and invariant manifold theory, Fredholm theory, and the linear chain trick, we construct a locally invariant manifold for the associated traveling wave equation and use this invariant manifold to obtain the traveling waves for the nonlinear dispersive–dissipative equation. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Ion acoustic solitary wave solutions of two‐dimensional nonlinear Kadomtsev–Petviashvili–Burgers equation in quantum plasma

Propagation of two‐dimensional nonlinear ion‐acoustic solitary waves and shocks in a dissipative quantum plasma is analyzed. By applying the reductive perturbation theory, the two‐dimensional ion acoustic solitary waves in a dissipative quantum plasma lead to a nonlinear Kadomtsev–Petviashvili–Burgers (KPB) equation. By implementing extended direct algebraic mapping, extended sech‐tanh, and extended direct algebraic sech methods, the ion solitary traveling wave solutions of the two‐dimensional nonlinear KPB equation are investigated. An analytical as well as numerical solution of the two‐dimensional nonlinear KPB equation is obtained and analyzed with the effects of external electric field and ion pressure. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The Transverse Instability of Periodic Waves in Zakharov–Kuznetsov Type Equations

In this paper, we investigate the instability of one‐dimensionally stable periodic traveling wave solutions of the generalized Korteweg‐de Vries equation to long wavelength transverse perturbations in the generalized Zakharov–Kuznetsov equation in two space dimensions. By deriving appropriate asymptotic expansions of the periodic Evans function, we derive an index which yields sufficient conditions for transverse instabilities to occur. This index is geometric in nature, and applies to any periodic traveling wave profile under some minor smoothness assumptions on the nonlinearity. We also describe the analogous theory for periodic traveling waves of the generalized Benjamin–Bona–Mahony equation to long wavelength transverse perturbations in the gBBM–Zakharov–Kuznetsov equation.     

Numerical algorithms for solutions of Korteweg–de Vries equation

The nonlinear Korteweg–de Vries (KdVE) equation is solved numerically using both Lagrange polynomials based differential quadrature and cosine expansion‐based differential quadrature methods. The first test example is travelling single solitary wave solution of KdVE and the second test example is interaction of two solitary waves, whereas the other three examples are wave production from solitary waves. Maximum error norm and root mean square error norm are computed, and numerical comparison with some earlier works is done for the first two examples, the lowest four conserved quantities are computed for all test examples. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 2010     

On the exact solutions,lie symmetry analysis,and conservation laws of Schamel–Korteweg–de Vries equation

In this work, we study the integrability aspects of the Schamel–Korteweg–de Vries equation that play an important role in studying the effect of electron trapping on the nonlinear interaction of ion‐acoustic waves by including a quasi‐potential. Lie symmetry analysis together with the simplest equation method and Kudryashov method is used to obtain exact traveling wave solutions for this equation. In addition, conservation laws are constructed using two different techniques, namely, the multiplier method and the new conservation theorem. Using the conservation laws and symmetries of the underlying equation, double reduction and exact solution were also constructed. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Numerical approximation of the generalized regularized long wave equation using Petrov–Galerkin finite element method

The generalized regularized long wave (GRLW) equation has been developed to model a variety of physical phenomena such as ion‐acoustic and magnetohydrodynamic waves in plasma, nonlinear transverse waves in shallow water and phonon packets in nonlinear crystals. This paper aims to develop and analyze a powerful numerical scheme for the nonlinear GRLW equation by Petrov–Galerkin method in which the element shape functions are cubic and weight functions are quadratic B‐splines. The proposed method is implemented to three reference problems involving propagation of the single solitary wave, interaction of two solitary waves and evolution of solitons with the Maxwellian initial condition. The variational formulation and semi‐discrete Galerkin scheme of the equation are firstly constituted. We estimate rate of convergence of such an approximation. Using Fourier stability analysis of the linearized scheme we show that the scheme is unconditionally stable. To verify practicality and robustness of the new scheme error norms L₂, L_∞ and three invariants I₁, I₂, and I₃ are calculated. The computed numerical results are compared with other published results and confirmed to be precise and effective.     

Rigorous Justification of the Whitham Modulation Equations for the Generalized Korteweg–de Vries Equation

In this paper, we consider the spectral stability of spatially periodic traveling wave solutions of the generalized Korteweg–de Vries equation to long‐wavelength perturbations. Specifically, we extend the work of Bronski and Johnson by demonstrating that the homogenized system describing the mean behavior of a slow modulation (WKB) approximation of the solution correctly describes the linearized dispersion relation near zero frequency of the linearized equations about the background periodic wave. The latter has been shown by rigorous Evans function techniques to control the spectral stability near the origin, that is, stability to slow modulations of the underlying solution. In particular, through our derivation of the WKB approximation we generalize the modulation expansion of Whitham for the KdV to a more general class of equations which admit periodic waves with nonzero mean. As a consequence, we will show that, assuming a particular nondegeneracy condition, spectral stability near the origin is equivalent with the local well‐posedness of the Whitham system.     

Weak and Strong Interactions between Internal Solitary Waves

The interaction of weakly nonlinear long internal gravity waves is studied. Weak interactions occur when the wave phase speeds are unequal; this case includes that of a head-on collision. It is shown that each wave satisfies a Korteweg-de Vries equation, and the main effect of the interaction is described by a phase shift. Strong interactions occur when the wave phase speeds are nearly equal although the waves belong to different modes. This case is described by a pair of coupled Korteweg-de Vries equations, for which some preliminary numerical results are presented.     

Darboux transformation and Rogue waves of the Kundu–nonlinear Schrödinger equation

In this paper, the Darboux transformation of the Kundu–nonlinear Schrödinger equation is derived and generalized to the matrix of n‐fold Darboux transformation. From known solution Q, the determinant representation of n‐th new solutions of Q^[n] are obtained by the n‐fold Darboux transformation. Then soliton solutions and positon solutions are generated from trivial seed solutions, breather solutions and rogue wave solutions that are obtained from periodic seed solutions. After that, the higher order rogue wave solutions of the Kundu–nonlinear Schrödinger equation are given. We show that free parameters in eigenfunctions can adjust the patterns of the higher order rogue waves. Meanwhile, the third‐order rogue waves are given explicitly. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Breakdown of the Whitham Modulation Theory and the Emergence of Dispersion

The Whitham modulation theory for periodic traveling waves of PDEs generated by a Lagrangian produces first‐order dispersionless PDEs that are, generically, either hyperbolic or elliptic. In this paper, degeneracy of the Whitham equations is considered where one of the characteristic speeds is zero. In this case, the Whitham equations are no longer valid. Reformulation and rescaling show that conservation of wave action morphs into the Korteweg–de Vries (KdV) equation on a longer time scale thereby generating dispersion in the Whitham modulation equations even for finite amplitude waves.     

On compactness of the velocity field in the incompressible limit of the full Navier–Stokes–Fourier system on large domains

The incompressible limit for the full Navier–Stokes–Fourier system is studied on a family of domains containing balls of the radius growing with a speed that dominates the inverse of the Mach number. It is shown that the velocity field converges strongly to its limit locally in space, in particular, the effect of the sound waves is eliminated by means of the local decay estimates for the acoustic wave equation. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Dynamics of Ship–Motion

The ship capsizing problem is one of the major challenges in naval architecture. The IMO criterion regarding capsize stability is still the righting lever curve of static stability calculated for calm water. For the prediction of large–amplitude motions the dynamic loads have to be included. The capsizing of a ship in regular waves is resulting from a sequence of bifurcations in the ship's motion: The determination of bifurcations is possible using path‐following techniques of nonlinear dynamics. Existing tools are, however, without adaption not readily applicable for the determination of bifurcations. The main and until now unsolved problem is the necessity of including memory integrals to describe the ship hydrodynamics. First results with simple algorithms show two different scenarios leading to capsizing due to increasing wave amplitudes.     

Modulation theory solution for nonlinearly resonant,fifth‐order Korteweg–de Vries,nonclassical, traveling dispersive shock waves

A new class of resonant dispersive shock waves was recently identified as solutions of the Kawahara equation— a Korteweg–de Vries (KdV) type nonlinear wave equation with third‐ and fifth‐order spatial derivatives— in the regime of nonconvex, linear dispersion. Linear resonance resulting from the third‐ and fifth‐order terms in the Kawahara equation was identified as the key ingredient for nonclassical dispersive shock wave solutions. Here, nonlinear wave (Whitham) modulation theory is used to construct approximate nonclassical traveling dispersive shock wave (TDSW) solutions of the fifth‐ order KdV equation without the third derivative term, hence without any linear resonance. A self‐similar, simple wave modulation solution of the fifth order, weakly nonlinear KdV–Whitham equations is obtained that matches a constant to a heteroclinic traveling wave via a partial dispersive shock wave so that the TDSW is interpreted as a nonlinear resonance. The modulation solution is compared with full numerical solutions, exhibiting excellent agreement. The TDSW is shown to be modulationally stable in the presence of sufficiently small third‐order dispersion. The Kawahara–Whitham modulation equations transition from hyperbolic to elliptic type for sufficiently large third‐order dispersion, which provides a possible route for the TDSW to exhibit modulational instability.     

Dynamics of Embedded Solitons in the Extended Korteweg–de Vries Equations

Embedded solitons are solitary waves residing inside the continuous spectrum of a wave system. They have been discovered in a wide array of physical situations recently. In this article, we present the first comprehensive theory on the dynamics of embedded solitons and nonlocal solitary waves in the framework of the perturbed fifth-order Korteweg–de Vries (KdV) hierarchy equation. Our method is based on the development of a soliton perturbation theory. By obtaining the analytical formula for the tail amplitudes of nonlocal solitary waves, we demonstrate the existence of single-hump embedded solitons for both Hamiltonian and non-Hamiltonian perturbations. These embedded solitons can be isolated (existing at a unique wave speed) or continuous (existing at all wave speeds). Under small wave speed limit, our results show that the tail amplitudes of nonlocal waves are exponentially small, and the product of the amplitude and cosine of the phase is a constant to leading order. This qualitatively reproduces the previous results on the fifth-order KdV equation obtained by exponential asymptotics techniques. We further study the dynamics of embedded solitons and prove that, under Hamiltonian perturbations, a localized wave initially moving faster than the embedded soliton will asymptotically approach this embedded soliton, whereas a localized wave moving slower than the embedded soliton will decay into radiation. Thus, the embedded soliton is semistable. Under non-Hamiltonian perturbations, stable embedded solitons are found for the first time.     

Spreading speeds and traveling waves for abstract monostable evolution systems

This paper is devoted to the development of the theory of spreading speeds and traveling waves for abstract monostable evolution systems with spatial structure. Under appropriate assumptions, we show that the spreading speeds coincide with the minimal wave speeds for monotone traveling waves in the positive and negative directions. Then we use this theory to study the spatial dynamics of a parabolic equation in a periodic cylinder with the Dirichlet boundary condition, a reaction-diffusion model with a quiescent stage, a porous medium equation in a tube, and a lattice system in a periodic habitat.     

Stability of solitary waves for the Ostrovsky equation

Considered herein is the Ostrovsky equation which is widely used to describe the effect of rotation on the surface and internal solitary waves in shallow water or the capillary waves in a plasma. It is shown that the solitary-wave solutions are orbitally stable for certain wave speeds.