On diffraction in a piezoelectric medium by a half-plane: The Sommerfeld problem

This paper is concerned with the diffraction problem in a transversely isotropic piezoelectric medium by a half-plane. The half-plane obstacle considered here is a semi-infinite slit, or a crack; both its surfaces are traction free and electric absorbent screens. In a generalized sense, we are dealing with the Sommerfeld problem in a piezoelectric medium.¶The coupled diffraction fields between acoustic wave and electric wave are excited by both incident acoustic wave as well as incident electric wave; and the sound soft and electric "blackness" conditions on the screens are characterized by a system of simultaneous Wiener-Hopf equations. Closed form solutions are sought by employing special techniques. Some interesting results have been obtained, such as mode conversions between acoustic wave and electric wave, novel diffraction patterns in the scattering fields, and the effect of electroacoustic head wave, as well as of surface wave-Bleustein-Gulyaev wave.¶Unlike the classical Sommerfeld problem, in which the only concern is the scattering field of electric wave, the strength of material, e.g. material toughness, is another concern here. From this perspective, relevant dynamic field intensity factors at the crack tip are derived explicitly.     

New exact homoclinic wave and periodic wave solutions for the Ginzburg-Landau equation

New exact solutions including homoclinic wave and periodic wave solutions for the 2D Ginzburg-Landau equation are obtained using the auxiliary function method and the -expansion method, respectively. The solutions are expressed by the hyperbolic functions and the trigonometric functions. There result shows that there exists a kink wave solution which tends to one and the same periodic wave solution as time tends to infinite.     

A perturbation solution for long wavelength thermoacoustic propagation in dispersions

In thermoacoustic scattering the scattered field consists of a propagating acoustic wave together with a non-propagational “thermal” wave of much shorter wavelength. Although the scattered field may be obtained from a Rayleigh expansion, in cases where the particle radius is small compared with the acoustic wave length, these solutions are ill-conditioned. For this reason asymptotic or perturbation solutions are sought. In many situations the radius of the scatter is comparable to the length of the thermal wave. By exploiting the non-propagational character of the thermal field we obtain an asymptotic solution for long acoustic waves that is valid over a wide range of thermal wavelengths, on both sides of the thermal resonance condition. We show that this solution gives excellent agreement with both the full solution of the coupled Helmholtz equations and experimental measurements. This treatment provides a bridge between perturbation theory approximations in the long wavelength limit and high frequency solutions to the thermal field employing the geometric theory of diffraction.     

A spectral relation for Chebyshev-Laguerre polynomials and its application to dynamic problems of fracture mechanics

A new spectral relation for Chebyshev-Laguerre polynomials is derived and its use to construct an exact solution of the antiplane problem of the theory of elasticity on the diffraction of a shock SH-wave by a semi-infinite crack is described, when this wave is incident on the crack at an arbitrary angle. The problem is reduced to an integro-differential equation by the method of discontinuous solutions. An exact solution of this equation using the spectral relation obtained is given. A formula is obtained for the scattered wave and for the stress intensity factor.     

The breather wave solutions, M-lump solutions and semi-rational solutions to a (2+1)-dimensional generalized Korteweg-de Vries equation

Under investigation in this work is a (2+1)-dimensional generalized Korteweg-de Vries equation, which can be used to describe many nonlinear phenomena in plasma physics. By using the properties of Bell"s polynomial, we obtain the bilinear formalism of this equation. The expression of $N$-soliton solution is established in terms of the Hirota"s bilinear method. Based on the resulting $N$-soliton solutions, we succinctly show its breather wave solutions. Furthermore, with the aid of the corresponding soliton solutions, the $M$-lump solutions are well presented by taking a long wave limit. Two types of hybrid solutions are also represented in detail. Finally, some graphic analysis are provided in order to better understand the propagation characteristics of the obtained solutions.     

New Solutions to the Ultradiscrete Soliton Equations

New solutions to the ultradiscrete soliton equations, such as the Box–Ball system, the Toda equation, etc. are obtained. One of the new solutions which we call a "negative-soliton" satisfies the ultradiscrete KdV equation (Box–Ball system) but there is not a corresponding traveling wave solution for the discrete KdV equation. The other one which we call a "static-soliton" satisfies the ultradiscrete Toda equation but there is not a corresponding traveling wave solution for the discrete Toda equation. A collision of a soliton with a negative-soliton generates many balls in a box over the capacity of the box in the Box–Ball system, while a collision of a soliton with the static-soliton describes, in the ultradiscrete limit, transmission of a soliton through junctions of a "nonuniform Toda equation." We have obtained exact solutions describing these phenomena.     

Quasiperiodic Wave Solutions of Supersymmetric KdV Equation in Superspace

A direct and unifying scheme for explicitly constructing quasiperiodic wave solutions (multiperiodic wave solutions) of supersymmetric KdV equation in a superspace is proposed. The scheme is based on the concept of super Hirota forms and on the use of super Riemann theta functions. In contrast to ordinary KdV equation with purely bosonic field, some new phenomena on super quasiperiodic waves occur in the supersymmetric KdV equation with the fermionic field. For instance, it is shown that the supersymmetric KdV equation does not possess an N ‐periodic wave solution for N≥ 2 for arbitrary parameters. It is further observed that there is an influencing band occurred among the quasiperiodic waves under the presence of the Grassmann variable. The quasiperiodic waves are symmetric about the band but collapse along with the band. In addition, the relations between the quasiperiodic wave solutions and soliton solutions are rigorously established. It is shown that quasiperiodic wave solution convergence to the soliton solutions under certain conditions and small amplitude limit.     

Dynamical understanding of loop soliton solution for several nonlinear wave equations

It has been found that some nonlinear wave equations have one-loop soliton solutions. What is the dynamical behavior of the so-called one-loop soliton solution? To answer this question, the travelling wave solutions for four nonlinear wave equations are discussed. Exact explicit parametric representations of some special travelling wave solutions are given. The results of this paper show that a loop solution consists of three different breaking travelling wave solutions. It is not one real loop soliton travelling wave solution.     

Qualitative Analysis and Travelling Wave Solutions for the Generalized Pochhammer–Chree Equation with a Dissipation Term

The purpose of this paper is to reveal the influence of dissipation on travelling wave solutions of the generalized Pochhammer–Chree equation with a dissipation term, and provides travelling wave solutions for this equation. Applying the theory of planar dynamical systems, we obtain ten global phase portraits of the dynamic system corresponding to this equation under various parameter conditions. Moreover, we present the relations between the properties of travelling wave solutions and the dissipation coefficient r of this equation. We find that a bounded travelling wave solution appears as a bell profile solitary wave solution or a periodic travelling wave solution when r= 0; a bounded travelling wave solution appears as a kink profile solitary wave solution when |r| > 0 is large; a bounded travelling wave solution appears as a damped oscillatory solution when |r| > 0 is small. Further, by using undetermined coefficient method, we get all possible bell profile solitary wave solutions and approximate damped oscillatory solutions for this equation. Error estimates indicate that the approximate solutions are meaningful.     

Diffraction of a pulse by a strip

In this paper we consider the problem of diffraction of a normally incident plane pulse by a strip. We use the method of Laplace transformation. By applying results on the asymptotic behavior of solutions of the reduced wave equation, we are able to establish the rate of decay as t → ∞ of the solution of our problem.     

Application of the novel (<Emphasis Type="Italic">G</Emphasis>′/<Emphasis Type="Italic">G</Emphasis>)-expansion method to construct traveling wave solutions to the positive Gardner-KP equation

The novel (G′/G)-expansion method is one of the powerful methods accredited at the present time for establishing exact traveling wave solutions to nonlinear evolution equations (NLEEs). In this article, the method has been implemented to find the traveling wave solutions to the positive Gardner-KP equation. The efficiency of this method for finding exact and traveling wave solutions has been demonstrated. The obtained solutions have been compared with the solution obtained by other methods. The solutions have also been demonstrated by figures. It has been shown that the method is straightforward and an effective tool for solving NLEES that occur in applied mathematics, mathematical physics, and engineering.     

Solitary and Periodic Solutions of Nonlinear Nonintegrable Equations

The singular manifold method and partial fraction decomposition allow one to find some special solutions of nonintegrable partial differential equations (PDE) in the form of solitary waves, traveling wave fronts, and periodic pulse trains. The truncated Painlevé expansion is used to reduce a nonlinear PDE to a multilinear form. Some special solutions of the latter equation represent solitary waves and traveling wave fronts of the original PDE. The partial fraction decomposition is used to obtain a periodic wave train solution as an infinite superposition of the "corrected" solitary waves.     

Bifurcations of traveling wave solutions for a two-component Fornberg–Whitham equation

A two-component Fornberg–Whitham equation is introduced as a model for water waves. The bifurcations of traveling wave solutions are studied. Parametric conditions to smooth soliton solution, kink solution, antikink solution and uncountable infinite many smooth periodic wave solutions are given. Some expressions for those solutions are presented.     

The Bäcklund transformations and abundant explicit exact solutions for the AKNS–SWW equation

The Bäcklund transformations and abundant explicit exact solutions to the AKNS shallow water wave equation are obtained by combining the extended homogeneous balance method with the extended hyperbolic function method. The solutions obtained admit of multiple arbitrary parameters. These solutions include (a) a compound of the rational fractional function and a linear function, (b) a compound of solitary wave solution and a linear function, (c) a compound of the singular travelling wave solutions and a linear function, and (d) a compound of the periodic wave solutions of triangle function and a linear function. In special cases, we can obtain a series of soliton solutions, singular travelling wave solutions, periodic travelling wave solutions, and rational fractional function solution. In addition to re-deriving some known solutions in a systematic way, some brand-new exact solutions are also established.     

Analytical studies of the steady solution for optical soliton equation with higher-order dispersion and nonlinear effects

The exact analytical solution of the optical soliton equation with higher-order dispersion and nonlinear effects has been obtained by the method of separating variables. The new type of optical solitary wave solution, which is quite different from the bright and dark soliton solutions, has been found under two special cases. The stability of the solitary wave solutions for the optical soliton equation is discussed. Some new conclusion of the stability are obtained, for the solitary wave solutions of the nonlinear wave equations, by using the Liapunov direct method.     

Asymptotic behaviour of travelling waves for the delayed Fisher–KPP equation

In this work we study the behaviour of travelling wave solutions for the diffusive Hutchinson equation with time delay. Using a phase plane analysis we prove the existence of travelling wave solution for each wave speed c?2$c?2$. We show that for each given and admissible wave speed, such travelling wave solutions converge to a unique maximal wavetrain. As a consequence the existence of a nontrivial maximal wavetrain is equivalent to the existence of travelling wave solution non-converging to the stationary state u=1$u=1$.     

Qualitative analysis and solutions of bounded traveling wave for B-BBM equation

In this paper, we apply the theory of planar dynamical systems to carry out qualitative analysis for the dynamical system corresponding to B-BBM equation, and obtain global phase portraits under various parameter conditions. Then, the relations between the behaviors of bounded traveling wave solutions and the dissipation coeffiicient μ are investigated. We find that a bounded traveling wave solution appears as a kink profile solitary wave solution when μ is more than the critical value obtained in this paper, while a bounded traveling wave solution appears as a damped oscillatory solution when μ is less than it. Furthermore, we explain the solitary wave solutions obtained in previous literature, and point out their positions in global phase portraits. In the meantime, approximate damped oscillatory solutions are given by means of undetermined coefficients method. Finally, based on integral equations that reflect the relations between the approximate damped oscillatory solutions and the implicit exact damped oscillatory solutions, error estimates for the approximate solutions are presented.     

EXACT DARK SOLITON AND ITS PERSISTENCE IN THE PERTURBED(2+1)-DIMENSIONAL DAVEY-STEWARTSON SYSTEM

For the Davey-Stewartson system,the exact dark solitary wave solutions,solitary wave solutions,kink wave solution and periodic wave solutions are studied.To guarantee the existence of the above solutions,all parameter conditions are determined.The persistence of dark solitary wave solutions to the perturbed Davey-Stewartson system is proved.     

Lump wave and hybrid solutions of a generalized(3+1)-dimensional nonlinear wave equation in liquid with gas bubbles

We investigate a generalized (3 + 1)-dimensional nonlinear wave equation, which can be used to depict many nonlinear phenomena in liquid containing gas bubbles. By employing the Hirota bilinear method, we derive its bilinear formalism and soliton solutions succinctly. Meanwhile, the first-order lump wave solution and second-order lump wave solution are well presented based on the corresponding two-soliton solution and four-soliton solution. Furthermore, two types of hybrid solutions are systematically established by using the long wave limit method. Finally, the graphical analyses of the obtained solutions are represented in order to better understand their dynamical behaviors.     

Polynomial decay and blow up of solutions for variable coefficients viscoelastic wave equation with acoustic boundary conditions

A variable coefficient viscoelastic wave equation with acoustic boundary conditions and nonlinear source term is considered. Under suitable conditions on the initial data and the relaxation function g, we show the polynomial decay of the energy solution and the blow up of solutions by energy methods. The estimates for the lifespan of solutions are also given.