The Korteweg-de Vries soliton in the lattice hydrodynamic model

The lattice hydrodynamic model is not only a simplified version of the macroscopic hydrodynamic model, but is also closely connected with the microscopic car following model. The modified Korteweg-de Vries (mKdV) equation about the density wave in congested traffic has been derived near the critical point since Nagatani first proposed it. But the Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) equation near the neutral stability line has not been studied, which has been investigated in detail in the car following model. So we devote ourselves to obtaining the KdV equation from the lattice hydrodynamic model and obtaining the KdV soliton solution describing the traffic jam. Numerical simulation is conducted, to demonstrate the nonlinear analysis result.     

Chaos in the perturbed Korteweg-de Vries equation with nonlinear terms of higher order

The dynamical behaviour of the generalized Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) equation under a periodic perturbation is investigated numerically. The bifurcation and chaos in the system are observed by applying bifurcation diagrams, phase portraits and Poincaré maps. To characterise the chaotic behaviour of this system, the spectra of the Lyapunov exponent and Lyapunov dimension of the attractor are also employed.     

Group-theoretical interpretation of the Korteweg-de Vries type equations

The Korteweg-de Vries equation is studied within the group-theoretical framework. Analogous equations are obtained for which the many-dimensional Schrödinger equation (with nonlocal potential) plays the same role as the one-dimensional Schrödinger equation does in the theory of the Korteweg-de Vries equation.     

Korteweg-de Vries hierarchy using the method of base equations

A base-equation method is implemented to realize the hereditary algebra of the Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) hierarchy and the N-soliton manifold is reconstructed. The novelty of our approach is that, it can in a rather natural way, predict other nonlinear evolution equations which admit local conservation laws. Significantly enough, base functions themselves are found to provide a basis to regard the KdV-like equations as higher order degenerate bi-Lagrangian systems.     

The integration of Burgers and Korteweg-de Vries equations with nonuniformities

In this letter we demonstrate that both Burgers and Korteweg-de Vries equations with nonuniformity terms can be reduced to a Burgers or Korteweg-de Vries equation with constant coefficients if these terms satisfy a compatibility condition.     

Evolution of radiating solitons described by the fifth-order Korteweg-de Vries type equations

The time dependence of velocities and amplitudes of radiating solitons, described by the fifth-order Korteweg-de Vries type equations is investigated.     

Super Korteweg-de Vries equations associated to super extensions of the Virasoro algebra

All Lie superalgebras whose even part is the Virasoro algebra are found. There are three types of such superalgebras: the standard Neveu-Schwarz-Ramond superalgebra, the Ramond-Schwarz superalgebra, and a new series with continuous parameters. To each such superalgebra is attached an infinite hierarchy of integrable bi-hamiltonian superextensions of the Korteweg-de Vries hierarchy.     

On the generation of solitons and breathers in the modified Korteweg-de Vries equation

We consider the evolution of an initial disturbance described by the modified Korteweg-de Vries equation with a positive coefficient of the cubic nonlinear term, so that it can support solitons. Our primary aim is to determine the circumstances which can lead to the formation of solitons and/or breathers. We use the associated scattering problem and determine the discrete spectrum, where real eigenvalues describe solitons and complex eigenvalues describe breathers. For analytical convenience we consider various piecewise-constant initial conditions. We show how complex eigenvalues may be generated by bifurcation from either the real axis, or the imaginary axis; in the former case the bifurcation occurs as the unfolding of a double real eigenvalue. A bifurcation from the real axis describes the transition of a soliton pair with opposite polarities into a breather, while the bifurcation from the imaginary axis describes the generation of a breather from the continuous spectrum. Within the class of initial conditions we consider, a disturbance of one polarity, either positive or negative, will only generate solitons, and the number of solitons depends on the total mass. On the other hand, an initial disturbance with both polarities and very small mass will favor the generation of breathers, and the number of breathers then depends on the total energy. Direct numerical simulations of the modified Korteweg-de Vries equation confirms the analytical results, and show in detail the formation of solitons, breathers, and quasistationary coupled soliton pairs. Being based on spectral theory, our analytical results apply to the entire hierarchy of evolution equations connected with the same eigenvalue problem. (c) 2000 American Institute of Physics.     

Breaking soliton equations and negative-order breaking soliton equations of typical and higher orders

We develop breaking soliton equations and negative-order breaking soliton equations of typical and higher orders. The recursion operator of the KdV equation is used to derive these models. We establish the distinct dispersion relation for each equation. We use the simplified Hirota’s method to obtain multiple soliton solutions for each developed breaking soliton equation. We also develop generalized dispersion relations for the typical breaking soliton equations and the generalized negative-order breaking soliton equations. The results provide useful information on the dynamics of the relevant nonlinear negative-order equations.     

Breather-like solution of the Korteweg-de Vries equation

A new real singular solution of the Korteweg-de Vries equation is briefly described. It is shown that the spectrum of the associated linear problem consists of a pair of complex conjugate eigenvalues. The existence of constants of motion and eigenfunction normalization integral is also discussed.     

Numerical simulation of the soliton solutions for a complex modified Korteweg—de Vries equation by a finite difference method

In this paper,a Crank-Nicolson-type finite difference method is proposed for computing the soliton solutions of a complex modifed Korteweg de Vries(MKdV)equation(which is equivalent to the Sasa-Satsuma equation)with the vanishing boundary condition.It is proved that such a numerical scheme has the second order accuracy both in space and time,and conserves the mass in the discrete level.Meanwhile,the resuling scheme is shown to be unconditionally stable via the von Nuemann analysis.In addition,an iterative method and the Thomas algorithm are used together to enhance the computational efficiency.In numerical experiments,this method is used to simulate the single-soliton propagation and two-soliton collisions in the complex MKdV equation.The numerical accuracy,mass conservation and linear stability are tested to assess the scheme's performance.     

Connections defining representations of zero curvature and the solitons of sine-Gordon and Korteweg-de Vries equations

It is claimed that solutions of travelling-wave type (and, in particular, soliton solutions) of partial differential equations can be created by using connections defining representations of zero curvature. In this paper, we construct solitons of the sine-Gordon and Korteweg-de Vries equations. By previous results of the author, the connections defining representations of zero curvature for a given differential equation generate Bäcklund transformations for this equation. It can be shown that the well-known Lax system (the so-called Lax pair) for the Korteweg-de Vries equation is a special case of a Bäcklund system (i.e., the system of partial differential equations defining a Bäcklund transformation). Note that the creation of solitons by means of the inverse scattering method is in fact a creation of solitons by means of the Lax system (without using connections defining the representations of zero curvature from the very beginning). Moreover, the inverse scattering method is essentially more labor-consuming than the method suggested in the present paper. Further, it is not required to involve any physical notions when using the suggested method. In the final section of the paper, we consider the so-called 2-soliton solutions of sine-Gordon and Korteweg — de Vries equations. Here we systematically use the invariant analytic method developed by G. F. Laptev, which is well-known in differential geometry under the title of Cartan-Laptev method.     

Breather solutions of a negative order modified Korteweg-de Vries equation and its nonlinear stability

This paper is concerned with a negative order modified Korteweg-de Vries (nmKdV) equation which is in the negative flow of the mKdV hierarchy. We construct the breather solutions by Hirota's bilinear method and derive the infinite conservation laws through the Lax pair of the nmKdV equation. By constructing a new Lyapunov function with the conservation laws, we obtain the nonlinear stability of the breather solutions.     

Lax pair,conservation laws and N-soliton solutions for the extended Korteweg-de Vries equations in fluids

Under investigation in this paper are two extended Korteweg-de Vries (eKdV) equations in fluids with the second-order nonlinear and dispersive terms. Based on the Ablowitz-Kaup-Newell-Segur system, the Lax pair and infinitely many conservation laws are derived. By virtue of the Hirota method and symbolic computation, the bilinear forms and N-soliton solutions for the two eKdV equations are obtained, respectively. Relevant propagation properties and interaction behaviors of the solitons are illustrated graphically. The collisions for the η profile are proved to be elastic through the asymptotic analysis. Types of collisions (head-on or overtaking collisions) can be controlled when we adjust the sign of the velocity v. Velocities of solitons are related to c ₄ and α during the collisions. Moreover, there is not a direct proportion relationship between the velocity v and amplitude a during the collisions. On the one hand, the soliton with the larger amplitude travels faster and catches up with the smaller one. On the other hand, the soliton with the smaller amplitude travels faster and catches up with the larger one.     

Numerical simulation of the modified Korteweg-de Vries equation

The modified Korteweg-deVries (MKdV) is numerically solved using a new algorithm based on the finite element approach applying Galerkin’s method with quadratic spline interpolation functions. The stability of the proposed scheme is discussed. Numerical tests for one, two, and three solitons have been used to assess the performance of the proposed scheme.     

Conserved densities of the fifth-order Korteweg-de Vries equation

It is proved that the rank of the non-trivial polynomial conserved density of the fifth-order KdV equation is 3p–2 or 3p (p=1, 2, ...).     

Korteweg-de Vries equation and energy sharing in Fermi-Pasta-Ulam

We address the problem of equipartition in a long Fermi-Pasta-Ulam (FPU) chain. After giving a precise relation between FPU and Korteweg-de Vries we use the latter equation to show that, corresponding to initial data a la Fermi, the time average of the energy on the kth mode decreases exponentially with kN. The result persists in the thermodynamic limit.     

Infinitely Many Lax Pairs of the Korteweg-de Vries Equation

Starting from a known Lax pair, one can get some infinitely many coupled Lax pairs.In this letter, we take the well-known KdV equation as a typical example. Using infinitely many symmetries, the infinitely many inhomogeneous linear Lax pairs of KdV equation can be obtained. And considering the Darboux transformations for the KdV equation leads to the infinitely many inhomogeneous nonlinear Lax pairs.