Lie group classifications and exact solutions for two variable-coefficient equations

In this paper, the Lie symmetry analysis and group classifications are performed for two variable-coefficient equations, the hanging chain equation and the bond pricing equation. The symmetries for the two equations are obtained, the exact explicit solutions generated from the similarity reductions are presented. Moreover, the exact analytic solutions are considered by the power series method.     

一类四阶偏微分方程的对称分析及级数解

研究了一类四阶偏微分方程的李对称,构造了方程所容许的李对称的优化系统,进行了对称约化,得到了精确解.进一步,基于幂级数理论,得到了这类四阶偏微分方程的幂级数解.     

Group classifications, optimal systems and exact solutions to the generalized Thomas equations

In this paper, the complete group classifications are performed on the types of Thomas equations (TEs), which arise in the study of chemical exchange progress, etc., all of the vector fields of the equations are presented. Then, the optimal system of the general Thomas equation is given, and all of the symmetry reductions and exact solutions generated from the optimal system are investigated. Furthermore, the exact analytic solutions to the Thomas equations are obtained by the generalized power series method.     

Group Classifications, Symmetry Reductions and Exact Solutions to the Nonlinear Elastic Rod Equations

In this paper, the Lie symmetry analysis are performed on the three nonlinear elastic rod (NER) equations. The complete group classifications of the generalized nonlinear elastic rod equations are obtained. The symmetry reductions and exact solutions to the equations are presented. Furthermore, by means of dynamical system and power series methods, the exact explicit solutions to the equations are investigated. It is shown that the combination of Lie symmetry analysis and dynamical system method is a feasible approach to deal with symmetry reductions and exact solutions to nonlinear PDEs.     

Lie symmetry analysis, optimal systems and exact solutions to the fifth-order KdV types of equations

In this paper, the Lie symmetry analysis is performed on the fifth-order KdV types of equations which arise in modeling many physical phenomena. The similarity reductions and exact solutions are obtained based on the optimal system method. Then the exact analytic solutions are considered by using the power series method.     

Solutions of Two Nonlinear Evolution Equations Using Lie Symmetry and Simplest Equation Methods

In this paper, we study two nonlinear evolution partial differential equations, namely, a modified Camassa–Holm–Degasperis–Procesi equation and the generalized Korteweg–de Vries equation with two power law nonlinearities. For the first time, the Lie symmetry method along with the simplest equation method is used to construct exact solutions for these two equations.     

Group Classification and Generalized Conditional Symmetry Reduction of the Nonlinear Diffusion–Convection Equation with a Nonlinear Source

The generalized conditional symmetry method, which can be considered a generalization of the conditional symmetry method, is used to study the nonlinear diffusion–convection equations with a nonlinear source. In particular, exponential and power law diffusivities are examined and we obtain mathematical forms of the convective term and the source term, which permit the generalized conditional symmetry reductions. A number of examples are considered and some exact solutions are constructed via the compatibility of the generalized conditional symmetry and the considered equation.     

Lie Symmetry Analysis and Exact Solutions for?the?Extended mKdV Equation

By using Lie symmetry analysis and the method of dynamical systems for the extended mKdV equation, the all exact solutions based on the Lie group method are given. Especially, the bifurcations and traveling wave solutions are obtained. To guarantee the existence of the above solutions, all parameter conditions are determined. Furthermore, the exact analytic solutions are considered by using the power series method. Such solutions for the equation are important in both applications and the theory of nonlinear science.     

Motion of curves and solutions of two multi-component mKdV equations

Two classes of multi-component mKdV equations have been shown to be integrable. One class called the multi-component geometric mKdV equation is exactly the system for curvatures of curves when the motion of the curves is governed by the mKdV flow. In this paper, exact solutions including solitary wave solutions of the two- and three-component mKdV equations are obtained, the symmetry reductions of the two-component geometric mKdV equation to ODE systems corresponding to it’s Lie point symmetry groups are also given. Curves and their behavior corresponding to solitary wave solutions of the two-component geometric mKdV equation are presented.     

Symmetry reduction,exact solutions and conservation laws of a new fifth-order nonlinear integrable equation

In this paper, by applying Lie symmetry method, we get the corresponding Lie algebra and similarity reductions of a new fifth-order nonlinear integrable equation. At the same time, the explicit and exact analytic solutions are obtained by means of the power series method. At last, we also give the conservation laws.     

Exact solutions of the time fractional nonlinear Schrödinger equation with two different methods

In the present paper, exact solutions of fractional nonlinear Schrödinger equations have been derived by using two methods: Lie group analysis and invariant subspace method via Riemann‐Liouvill derivative. In the sense of Lie point symmetry analysis method, all of the symmetries of the Schrödinger equations are obtained, and these operators are applied to find corresponding solutions. In one case, we show that Schrödinger equation can be reduced to an equation that is related to the Erdelyi‐Kober functional derivative. The invariant subspace method for constructing exact solutions is presented for considered equations.     

Functional equations with extrema

Exact solutions of sine Gordon and multiple sine Gordon equations are constructed in terms of solutions of a linear base equation, the Klein Gordon equation and also in terms of nonlinear base equations where the nonlinearity is polynomial in the dependent variable. Further, exact solutions of nonlinear generalizations of the Schrodinger equation and of additional nonlinear generalizations of the Klein Gordon equation are constructed in terms of solutions of linear base equations. Finally, solutions with spherical symmetry, of nonlinear Klein Gordon equations are given.     

Nonlinear Summation of Power Series and Exact Solutions of Evolution Equations

The technique of quadratic and cubic summation of power series in the perturbation method was first used for finding exact solutions to nonlinear evolution equations. The series were construction with the use of exponential partial solutions to linearized equations. The solution of both classic and modified nonintegrable Korteweg-de Vries equations, the modified Burgers equation, and the Fisher one allows one to demonstrate specific features of the mentioned method. We obtain exact solitary wave solutions to the mentioned equations in the form of a wave impulse and a wave front and show that summation parameters depend on the pole orders of the desired solutions.     

Group-invariant solutions, non-group-invariant solutions and conservation laws of Qiao equation

This paper considers a completely integrable nonlinear wave equation which is called Qiao equation. The equation is reduced via Lie symmetry analysis. Two classes of new exact group-invariant solutions are obtained by solving the reduced equations. Specially, a novel technique is proposed for constructing group-invariant solutions and non-group-invariant solutions based on travelling wave solutions. The obtained exact solutions include a set of traveling wave-like solutions with variable amplitude, variable velocity or both. Nonlocal conservation laws of Qiao equation are also obtained with the corresponding infinitesimal generators.     

Polygons of differential equations for finding exact solutions

A method for finding exact solutions of nonlinear differential equations is presented. Our method is based on the application of polygons corresponding to nonlinear differential equations. It allows one to express exact solutions of the equation studied through solutions of another equation using properties of the basic equation itself. The ideas of power geometry are used and developed. Our approach has a pictorial interpretation, which is illustrative and effective. The method can be also applied for finding transformations between solutions of differential equations. To demonstrate the method application exact solutions of several equations are found. These equations are: the Korteveg–de Vries–Burgers equation, the generalized Kuramoto–Sivashinsky equation, the fourth-order nonlinear evolution equation, the fifth-order Korteveg–de Vries equation, the fifth-order modified Korteveg–de Vries equation and the sixth-order nonlinear evolution equation describing turbulent processes. Some new exact solutions of nonlinear evolution equations are given.     

EXACT SOLUTIONS TO NONLINEAR WAVE EQUATION

In this paper,we use an invariant set to construct exact solutions to a nonlinear wave equation with a variable wave speed. Moreover,we obtain conditions under which the equation admits a nonclassical symmetry. Several different nonclassical symmetries for equations with different diffusion terms are presented.     

广义变系数Kdv方程的对称及其群不变解

利用经典李对称的方法对广义变系数Kdv方程进行研究,利用这种方法得到了该方程的一个新的精确解,这种方法的基本思路是通过对称约化将原来较难求解的偏微分方程转化为较易求解的常微分方程进行求解.实例证明这种方法具有一般性,适合于求一大类变系数的非线性演化方程.     

Nonclassical symmetry reductions of the Boussinesq equation

In this paper we discuss symmetry reductions and exact solutions of the Boussinesq equation using the classical Lie method of infinitesimals, the direct method due to Clarkson and Kruskal and the nonclassical method due to Bluman and Cole. In particular, we compare and contrast the application of these three methods. We discuss the use of symbolic manipulation programs in the implementation of these methods and differential Gröbner bases as a technique for solving the overdetermined systems of equations that arise. The relationship between the direct and nonclassical methods and other ansatz-based methods for deriving exact solutions of partial differential equations are also mentioned. To conclude we describe some of the important open problems in the field of symmetry analysis of differential equations.     

On a generalized Fisher equation

A generalized non-linear Fisher equation in cylindrical coordinates with radial symmetry is studied from Lie symmetry point of view. In the classical Fisher equation the reaction diffusion term is replaced with a general function to accommodate more equations of this type. Moreover, the diffusivity is assumed to be a function of the dependent variable to account for many real situations. An attempt is made to classify the diffusivity function and exact solutions are obtained in some cases.     

Kawahara equation and modified Kawahara equation with time dependent coefficients: symmetry analysis and generalized ‐expansion method

In this paper, variable coefficients Kawahara equation (VCKE) and variable coefficients modified Kawahara equation (VCMKE), which arise in modeling of various physical phenomena, are studied by Lie group analysis. The similarity reductions and exact solutions are derived by determining the complete sets of point symmetries of these equations. Moreover, some exact analytic solutions are considered by the power series method. Further, a generalized ‐expansion method is applied to VCKE and VCMKE for constructing some new exact solutions. As a result, hyperbolic function solutions, trigonometric function solutions and some rational function solutions with parameters are furnished. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.