Exact Analytic N-Soliton-Like Solution in Wronskian Form for a Generalized Variable-Coefficient Korteweg-de Vries Model from Plasmas and Fluid Dynamics

Applicable in fluid dynamics and plasmas, a generalized variable-coefficient Korteweg-de Vries （vcKdV） model is investigated. The bilinear form and analytic N-soliton-like solution for such a model are derived by the Hirota method and Wronskian technique. Additionally, the bilinear auto-Bǎcklund transformation between （N-1）- soliton-like and N-soliton-like solutions is verified.     

Integrable Hierarchy Covering the Lattice Burgers Equation in Fluid Mechanics:N-fold Darboux Transformation and Conservation Laws

Burgers-type equations can describe some phenomena in fluids,plasmas,gas dynamics,traffic,etc.In this paper,an integrable hierarchy covering the lattice Burgers equation is derived from a discrete spectral problem.N-fold Darboux transformation(DT) and conservation laws for the lattice Burgers equation are constructed based on its Lax pair.N-soliton solutions in the form of Vandermonde-like determinant are derived via the resulting DT with symbolic computation,structures of which are shown graphically.Coexistence of the elastic-inelastic interaction among the three solitons is firstly reported for the lattice Burgers equation,even if the similar phenomenon for certern continuous systems is known.Results in this paper might be helpful for understanding some ecological problems describing the evolution of competing species and the propagation of nonlinear waves in fluids.     

Darboux Transformation and Soliton Solutions for a Variable-Coefficient Modified Kortweg-de Vries Model from Fluid Mechanics,Ocean Dynamics,and Plasma Mechanics

This paper is to investigate a variable-coefficient modified Kortweg-de Vries （vc-mKdV） model, which describes some situations from fluid mechanics, ocean dynamics, and plasma mechanics. By the AblowRz-Kaup-NewellSegur procedure and symbolic computation, the Lax pair of the vc-MKdV model is derived. Then, based on the aforementioned Lax pair, the Darboux transformation is constructed and a new one-soliton-like solution is obtained as weft Features of the one-soliton-like solution are analyzed and graphically discussed to illustrate the influence of the variable coefficients in the solitonlike propagation.     

Existence of Formal Conservation Laws of a Variable-Coefficient Korteweg--de Vries Equation from Fluid Dynamics and Plasma Physics via Symbolic Computation

Employing the method which can be used to demonstrate the infinite conservation laws for the standard Kortewegde Vries （KdV） equation, we prove that the variable-coeFficient KdV equation under the Painlevé test condition also possesses the formal conservation laws.     

N-Soliton Solution in Wronskian Form for a Generalized Variable-Coefficient Korteweg--de Vries Equation

We concentrate on finding exact solutions for a generalized variable-coefficient Korteweg-de Vries equation of physically significance. The analytic N-soliton solution in Wronskian form for such a model is postulated and verified by direct substituting the solution into the bilinear form by virtue of the Wronskian technique. Additionally, the bilinear auto-Backlund transformation between the （ N - 1）- and N-soliton solutions is verified.     

Infinite Sequence of Conservation Laws and Analytic Solutions for a Generalized Variable-Coefficient Fifth-Order Korteweg-de Vries Equation in Fluids

In this paper, an infinite sequence of conservation laws for a generalized variable-coefficient fifth-order Korteweg-de Vries equation in fluids are constructed based on the Bäcklund transformation. Hirota bilinear form and symbolic computation are applied to obtain three kinds of solutions. Variablecoefficients can affect the conserved density, associated flux, andappearance of the characteristic lines. Effects of the wave number on the soliton structures are also discussed and types of soliton structures, e.g., the double-periodic soliton, parallel soliton and soliton complexes, are presented.     

N-Fold Darboux Transformation and Bidirectional Solitons for Whitham-Broer-Kaup Model in Shallow Water

Under investigation in this paper is the Whitham Broer-Kaup （WBK） system, which describes the dispersive long wave in shallow water. Through a variable transformation, the WBK system is casted into a general Broer-Kaup system whose Lax pair can be derived by the Ablowitz-Kaup Newell-Segur technology. With symbolic computation, based on the aforementioned Lax pair, the N-fold Darboux transformation is constructed with a gauge transformation and the multi-soliton solutions are obtained. Finally, the elastic interactions of the two-soliton solutions （including the head-on and overtaking collisions） for the WBK system are graphically studied. Those multi-soliton collisions can be used to illustrate the bidirectional propagation of the waves in shallow water.     

Bell Polynomial Approach and N-Soliton Solutions for a Coupled KdV-mKdV System

In fluid dynamics, plasma physics and nonlinear optics, Korteweg-de Vries (KdV)-type equations are used to describe certain phenomena. In this paper, a coupled KdV-modified KdV system is investigated. Based on the Bell polynomials and symbolic computation, the bilinear form of such system is derived, and its analytic N-soliton solutions are constructed through the Hirota method. Two types of multi-soliton interactions are found, one with the reverse of solitonic shapes, and the other, without. Both the two types can be considered elastic. For a pair of solutions to such system, u and v, with the number of solitons N even, the soliton shapes of u stay unvaried while those of v reverse after the interaction; with N odd, the soliton shapes of both u and v keep unchanged after the interaction.