Traveling wave solutions of the nonlinear Drinfel’d–Sokolov–Wilson equation and modified Benjamin–Bona–Mahony equations

In this paper, the modified simple equation (MSE) method is implemented to find the exact solutions for the nonlinear Drinfel’d–Sokolov–Wilson (DSW) equation and the modified Benjamin–Bona–Mahony (mBBM) equations. The efficiency of this method for constructing these exact solutions has been demonstrated. It is shown that the MSE method is direct, effective and can be used for many other nonlinear evolution equations (NLEEs) in mathematical physics. Moreover, this technique reduces the large volume of calculations.     

A note on the modified simple equation method applied to Sharma-Tasso-Olver equation

Jawad et al. have applied the modified simple equation method to find the exact solutions of the nonlinear Fitzhugh-Naguma equation and the nonlinear Sharma-Tasso-Olver equation. The analysis of the Sharma-Tasso-Olver equation obtained by Jawad et al. is based on variant of the modified simple equation method. In this paper, we provide its direct application and obtain new 1- soliton solutions.     

Solitary wave solution of the generalized Hirota–Satsuma coupled KdV system

In this research, we find the exact traveling wave solutions involving parameters of the generalized Hirota–Satsuma couple KdV system according to the modified simple equation method with the aid of Maple 16. When these parameters are taken special values, the solitary wave solutions are derived from the exact traveling wave solutions. It is shown that the modified simple equation method provides an effective and a more powerful mathematical tool for solving nonlinear evolution equations in mathematical physics. Comparison between our results and the well-known results will be presented.     

A sub-ODE method for generalized Gardner and BBM equation with nonlinear terms of any order

In this paper, a method with the aid of a sub-ODE and its solutions is used for constructing new periodic wave solutions for nonlinear Gardner equation and BBM equation with nonlinear terms of any order arising in mathematical physics. As a result, many exact traveling wave solutions are successfully obtained. The method in the paper is very direct and it can also be applied to other nonlinear evolution equations.     

Exact and traveling-wave solutions for convection-diffusion-reaction equation with power-law nonlinearity

Based on the simplest equation method, we propose exact and traveling-wave solutions for a nonlinear convection-diffusion-reaction equation with power law nonlinearity. Such equation can be considered as a generalization of the Fisher equation and other well-known convection-diffusion-reaction equations. Two important cases are considered. The case of density-independent diffusion and the case of density-dependent diffusion. When the parameters of the equation are constant, the Bernoulli equation is used as the simplest equation. This leads to new traveling-wave solutions. Moreover, some wavefront solutions can be derived from the traveling-wave ones. The case of time-dependent velocity in the convection term is studied also. We derive exact solutions of the equations by using the Riccati equation as simplest equation. The exact and traveling-wave solutions presented in this paper can be used to explain many biological and physical phenomena.     

New exact solutions for mCH and mDP equations by auxiliary equation method

With the aid of symbolic computation, auxiliary equation method is introduced to investigate modified forms of Camassa-Holm and Degasperis-Procesi equations. A series of new exact traveling wave solutions, including smooth solitary wave solution, peakons, singular solution, periodic wave solution, Jacobi elliptic solution, are obtained in general form. These new exact solutions will enrich previous results and help us further understand the physical structures of these two nonlinear equations.     

On soliton solutions for a generalized Hirota–Satsuma coupled KdV equation

The extended homogeneous balance method is used to construct exact traveling wave solutions of a generalized Hirota–Satsuma coupled KdV equation, in which the homogeneous balance method is applied to solve the Riccati equation and the reduced nonlinear ordinary differential equation, respectively. Many exact traveling wave solutions of a generalized Hirota–Satsuma coupled KdV equation are successfully obtained, which contain soliton-like and periodic-like solutions This method is straightforward and concise, and it can also be applied to other nonlinear evolution equations.     

New soliton solutions for a Kadomtsev-Petviashvili (KP) like equation coupled to a Schrödinger equation

The repeated homogeneous balance is used to construct a new exact traveling wave solution of the Kadomtsev-Petviashvili (KP) like equation coupled to a Schrödinger equation, in which the homogeneous balance method is applied to solve the Riccati equation and the reduced nonlinear ordinary differential equation, respectively. Many new exact traveling wave solutions are successfully obtained, which contain rational and periodic-like solutions. This method is straightforward and concise, and it can be applied to other nonlinear evolution equations.     

Explicit solutions of (2 + 1)-dimensional nonlinear KP-BBM equation by using Exp-function method

This paper is devoted to studying the (2 + 1)-dimensional KP-BBM wave equation. Exp-function method is used to conduct the analysis. The generalized solitary solutions, periodic solutions and other exact solutions for the (2 + 1)-dimensional KP-BBM wave equation are obtained via this method with the aid of symbolic computational system. It is also shown that the Exp-function method, with the help of symbolic computation, provides a powerful mathematical tool for solving other nonlinear evolution equations arising in mathematical physics.     

An extended simplest equation method and its application to several forms of the fifth-order KdV equation

In this paper, an extended simplest equation method is proposed to seek exact travelling wave solutions of nonlinear evolution equations. As applications, many new exact travelling wave solutions for several forms of the fifth-order KdV equation are obtained by using our method. The forms include the Lax, Sawada-Kotera, Sawada-Kotera-Parker-Dye, Caudrey-Dodd-Gibbon, Kaup-Kupershmidt, Kaup-Kupershmidt-Parker-Dye, and the Ito forms.     

Exp-function method for Riccati equation and new exact solutions with two arbitrary functions of (2 + 1)-dimensional Konopelchenko-Dubrovsky equations

In this paper, new exact solutions with two arbitrary functions of the (2 + 1)-dimensional Konopelchenko-Dubrovsky equations are obtained by means of the Riccati equation and its generalized solitary wave solutions constructed by the Exp-function method. It is shown that the Exp-function method provides us with a straightforward and important mathematical tool for solving nonlinear evolution equations in mathematical physics.     

The homogeneous balance method and its application to the Benjamin-Bona-Mahoney (BBM) equation

We make use of the homogeneous balance method and symbolic computation to construct new exact traveling wave solutions for the Benjamin-Bona-Mahoney (BBM) equation. Many new exact traveling wave solutions are successfully obtained, which contain rational and periodic-like solutions. This method is straightforward and concise, and it can also be applied to other nonlinear evolution equations.     

Quasi-rational function solutions of an elliptic equation and its application to solve some nonlinear evolution equations

Using the differential transformation method and the homogeneous balance method, some new solutions of an auxiliary elliptic equation are obtained. These solutions possess the forms of rational functions in terms of trigonometric functions, hyperbolic functions, exponential functions, power functions, elliptic functions and their operation and composite functions and so on, which are so-called quasi-rational function solutions. Based on these new quasi-rational functions solutions, a direct method is proposed to construct the exact solutions of some nonlinear evolution equations with the aid of symbolic computation. The coupled KdV-mKdV equation and Broer-Kaup equations are chosen to illustrate the effectiveness and convenience of the suggested method for obtaining quasi-rational function solutions of nonlinear evolution equations.     

Traveling wave solutions of nonlinear evolution equations via the enhanced (G′/G)-expansion method

In this article, an enhanced (G′/G)-expansion method is suggested to find the traveling wave solutions for the modified Korteweg de-Vries (mKDV) equation. Abundant traveling wave solutions are derived, which are expressed by the hyperbolic and trigonometric functions involving several parameters. The efficiency of this method for finding these exact solutions has been demonstrated. It is shown that the proposed method is effective and can be used for many other nonlinear evolution equations (NLEEs) in mathematical physics.     

Exp-function method for the exact solutions of fifth order KdV equation and modified Burgers equation

In this paper, we implemented the exp-function method for the exact solutions of the fifth order KdV equation and modified Burgers equation. By using this scheme, we found some exact solutions of the above-mentioned equations.     

Exact solutions of nonlinear time fractional partial differential equations by sub‐equation method

In this article, the sub‐equation method is presented for finding the exact solutions of a nonlinear fractional partial differential equations. For this, the fractional complex transformation method has been used to convert fractional‐order partial differential equation to ordinary differential equation. The fractional derivatives are described in Jumarie's the modified Riemann–Liouville sense. We apply to this method for the nonlinear time fractional differential equations. With the aid of symbolic computation, a variety of exact solutions for them are obtained. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Generalization of the simplest equation method for nonlinear non-autonomous differential equations

It is known that the simplest equation method is applied for finding exact solutions of autonomous nonlinear differential equations. In this paper we extend this method for finding exact solutions of non-autonomous nonlinear differential equations (DEs). We applied the generalized approach to look for exact special solutions of three Painlevé equations. As ODE of lower order than Painlevé equations the Riccati equation is taken. The obtained exact special solutions are expressed in terms of the special functions defined by linear ODEs of the second order.     

Exact solutions of nonlinear Schrödinger equation by using symbolic computation

The (G′/G,1/G)‐expansion method and (1/G′)‐expansion method are interesting approaches to find new and more general exact solutions to the nonlinear evolution equations. In this paper, these methods are applied to construct new exact travelling wave solutions of nonlinear Schrödinger equation. The travelling wave solutions are expressed by hyperbolic functions, trigonometric functions and rational functions. It is shown that the proposed methods provide a powerful mathematical tool for solving nonlinear wave equations in mathematical physics and engineering. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A series of new exact solutions of nonlinear evolution equations

With the aid of computer symbolic computation system Maple, the generalized auxiliary equation method is first applied to two nonlinear evolution equations, namely, the nonlinear elastic rod equation and (2 + 1)‐dimensional Boiti‐Leon‐Pempinelli equation. As a results, some new types of exact traveling wave solutions are obtained which include bell and kink profile solitary wave solutions, and triangular periodic wave solutions and singular solutions. The method is straightforward and concise, and it can also be applied to other nonlinear evolution equations in mathematical physics. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 2010     

The extended Riccati equation method for travelling wave solutions of ZK equation

In this article, the extended Riccati equation method is applied to seeking more general exact travelling wave solutions of the ZK equation. The traveling wave solutions are expressed by the hyperbolic functions, the trigonometric functions and the rational functions. When the parameters are taken as special values, the solitary wave solutions are obtained from the hyperbolic function solutions. Similarly, the periodic wave solutions are also obtained from the trigonometric function solutions. The approach developed in this paper is effective and it may also be used for solving many other nonlinear evolution equations in mathematical physics.