Exact Periodic-Wave Solutions for （2＋1）-Dimensional Boussinesq Equation and（3＋1）-Dimensional KP Equation

The (2 1)-dimensional Boussinesq equation and (3 1)-dimensional KP equation are studied by using the extended Jacobi elliptic-function method. The exact periodic-wave solutions for the two equations are obtained.     

Multiple Jacobi Elliptic Function Solutions to Integrable Higher Order Broer-Kaup Equation in （2＋1）-Dimensional Spaces

In this paper, we improve the method for deriving Jacobi elliptic function solutions of nonlinear evolution equations given in Ref. [12] and apply it to the integrable higher-order Broer-Kaup system in （2＋1）-dimensional spaces. Some new elliptic function＂ solutions are obtained.     

Periodic Wave Solutions for （2＋1）-Dimensional Boussinesq Equation and （3＋ 1）-Dimensional Kadomtsev-Petviashvili Equation

For describing various complex nonlinear phenomena in the realistic world, the higher-dimensional nonlinear evolution equations appear more attractive in many fields of physical and engineering sciences. In this paper, by virtue of the Hirota bilinear method and Riemann theta functions, the periodic wave solutions for the （2＋1）-dimensional Boussinesq equation and （3＋1）-dimensional Kadomtsev Petviashvili （KP） equation are obtained. Furthermore, it is shown that the known soliton solutions for the two equations can be reduced from the periodic wave solutions.     

A Generalized Extended F-Expansion Method and Its Application in （2＋1）-Dimensional Dispersive Long Wave Equation

A new generalized extended F-expansion method is presented for finding periodic wave solutions of nonlinear evolution equations in mathematical physics. As an application of this method, we study the （2＋1）-dimensional dispersive long wave equation. With the aid of computerized symbolic computation, a number of doubly periodic wave solutions expressed by various Jacobi elliptic functions are obtained. In the limit cases, the solitary wave solutions are derived as well.     

Symmetry Groups and New Exact Solutions to （2＋1）-Dimensional Variable Coefficient Canonical Generalized KP Equation

In this paper, the modified CK＇s direct method to find symmetry groups of nonlinear partial differential equation is extended to （2＋1）-dimensional variable coeffficient canonical generalized KP （VCCGKP） equation. As a result, symmetry groups, Lie point symmetry group and Lie symmetry for the VCCGKP equation are obtained. In fact, the Lie point symmetry group coincides with that obtained by the standard Lie group approach. Applying the given Lie symmetry, we obtain five types of similarity reductions and a lot of new exact solutions, including hyperbolic function solutions, triangular periodic solutions, Jacobi elliptic function solutions and rational solutions, for the VCCGKP equation.     

New Multiple Soliton-like and Periodic Solutions for （2＋l）-Dimensional Canonical Generalized KP Equation with Variable Coefficients

In this paper, the generalized ranch function method is extended to （2＋1）-dimensianal canonical generalized KP （CGKP） equation with variable coetfficients. Taking advantage of the Riccati equation, many explicit exact solutions, which contain multiple soliton-like and periodic solutions, are obtained for the （2＋1）-dimensional OGKP equation with variable coetffcients.     

Doubly Periodic Propagating Wave for （2d-1）-Dimensional Breaking Soliton Equation

Using the variable separation approach, we obtain a general exact solution with arbitrary variable separation functions for the （2＋1）-dimensional breaking soliton system. By introducing Jacobi elliptic functions in the seed solution, two families of doubly periodic propagating wave patterns are derived. We investigate these periodic wave solutions with different modulus m selections, many important and interesting properties are revealed. The interaction of Jabcobi elliptic function waves are graphically considered and found to be nonelastic.     

Novel Wronskian Condition and New Exact Solutions to a （3＋1）-Dimensional Generalized KP Equation

Utilizing the Wronskian technique, a combined Wronskian condition is established for a （3＋1）-dimensional generalized KP equation. The generating functions for matrix entries satisfy a linear system of new partial differential equations. Moreover, as applications, examples of Wronskian determinant solutions, including N-soliton solutions, periodic solutions and rational solutions, are computed.     

Symbolic Computation and Construction of New Exact Travelling Wave Solutions to （3＋1）-Dimensional KP Equation

With the aid of symbolic computation system Maple, many exact solutions for the （3＋1）-dimensional KP equation are constructed by introducing an auxiliary equation and using its new Jacobi elliptic function solutions, where the new solutions are also constructed. When the modulus m → 1 and m →0, these solutions reduce to the corresponding solitary evolution solutions and trigonometric function solutions.     

New Periodic Wave Solutions, Localized Excitations and Their Interaction Properties for （3＋1）-Dimensional Jimbo-Miwa Equation

Based on the multi-linear variable separation approach, a class of exact, doubly periodic wave solutions for the （3＋1）-dimensional Jimbo-Miwa equation is analytically obtained by choosing the Jacobi elliptic functions and their combinations. Limit cases are considered and some new solitary structures （new dromions） are derived. The interaction properties of periodic waves are numerically studied and found to be inelastic. Under long wave limit, two sets of new solution structures （dromions） are given. The interaction properties of these solutions reveal that some of them are completely elastic and some are inelastic.     

A Series of Soliton-like and Double-like Periodic Solutions of a （2＋1）-Dimensional Asymmetric Nizhnik-Novikov-Vesselov Equation

We generalize the algebraic method presented by Fan [J.Phys. A: Math. Gen. 36 (2003) 7009)] to uniformly construct a series of soliton-like solutions and double-like periodic solutions for nonlinear partial differential equations (NPDE). As an application of the method, we choose a (2 1)-dimensional asymmetric Nizhnik Novikov Vesselov equation and successfully construct new and more general solutions including a series of nontraveling wave and coefficient functions‘soliton-like solutions, double-like periodic and trigonometric-like function solutions.     

New Baecklund Transformation and New Exact Solutions to （2＋1）-Dimensional KdV Equation

A new Baecklund transformation for (2 1)-dimensional KdV equation is first obtained by using homogeneous balance method. And making use of the Baecklund transformation and choosing a special seed solution, we get special types of solitary wave solutions. Finally a general variable separation solution containing two arbitrary functions is constructed, from which abundant localized coherent structures of the equation in question can be induced.     

Extended Jacobi Elliptic Function Rational Expansion Method and Its Application to （2＋1）-Dimensional Stochastic Dispersive Long Wave System

In this work, by means of a generalized method and symbolic computation, we extend the Jacobi elliptic function rational expansion method to uniformly construct a series of stochastic wave solutions for stochastic evolution equations. To illustrate the effectiveness of our method, we take the （2＋ 1）-dimensional stochastic dispersive long wave system as an example. We not only have obtained some known solutions, but also have constructed some new rational formal stochastic Jacobi elliptic function solutions.     

Generalized and Improved （G＇/G）-Expansion Method Combined with Jacobi Elliptic Equation

In this article, we propose an alternative approach of the generalized and improved （G＇/G）-expansion method and build some new exact traveling wave solutions of three nonlinear evolution equations, namely the Boiti- Leon-Pempinelle equation, the Pochhammer-Chree equations and the Painleve integrable Burgers equation with free parameters. When the free parameters receive particular values, solitary wave solutions are constructed from the traveling waves. We use the Jacob/elliptic equation as an auxiliary equation in place of the second order linear equation. It is established that the proposed algorithm offers a further influential mathematical tool for constructing exact solutions of nonlinear evolution equations.     

Periodic Wave Solution to the （3＋1）-Dimensional Boussinesq Equation

One- and two-periodic wave solutions for （3＋l）-dimensional Boussinesq equation are presented by means of Hirota＇s bilinear method and the Riemann theta function. The soliton solution can be obtained from the periodic wave solution in an appropriate limiting procedure.     

A Series of Exact Solutions of （2＋l）-Dimensional CDGKS Equation

An algebraic method with symbolic computation is devised to uniformly construct a series of exact solutions of the （2＋1）-dimensional Caudrey-Dodd-Gibbon-Kotera-Sawda equation. The solutions obtained in this paper include solitary wave solutions, rational solutions, triangular periodic solutions, Jacobi and Weierstrass doubly periodic solutions. Among them, the Jacobi periodic solutions exactly degenerate to the solutions at a certain limit condition. Compared with most existing tanh method, the method used here can give new and more general solutions. More importantly, this method provides a guldeline to classifj, the various types of the solution according to some parameters.     

New Exact Periodic Solitary-Wave Solutions for New （2＋1）-Dimensional KdV Equation

The extended homoclinic test function method is a kind of classic, efficient and well-developed method to solve nonlinear evolution equations. In this paper, with the help of this approach, we obtain new exact solutions （including kinky periodic solitary-wave solutions, periodic soliton solutions, and cross kink-wave solutions） for the new （2＋1）-dimensional KdV equation. These results enrich the variety of the dynamics of higher-dimensionai nonlinear wave field.     

A New Class of Periodic Solutions to （2＋1）-Dimensional KdV Equations

We investigate a new class of periodic solutions to （2＋1）-dimensional KdV equations, by both the linear superposition approach and the mapping deformation method. These new periodic solutions are suitable combinations of the periodic solutions to the （2＋1）-dimensional KdV equations obtained by means of the Jacobian elliptic function method, but they possess different periods and velocities.     

Explicit Solutions for Generalized （2＋1）-Dimensional Nonlinear Zakharov-Kuznetsov Equation

The exact solutions of the generalized （2＋1）-dimensional nonlinear Zakharov-Kuznetsov （Z-K） equation are explored by the method of the improved generalized auxiliary differential equation. Many explicit analytic solutions of the Z-K equation are obtained. The methods used to solve the Z-K equation can be employed in further work to establish new solutions for other nonlinear partial differential equations.