The extended Riccati equation method for travelling wave solutions of ZK equation

In this article, the extended Riccati equation method is applied to seeking more general exact travelling wave solutions of the ZK equation. The traveling wave solutions are expressed by the hyperbolic functions, the trigonometric functions and the rational functions. When the parameters are taken as special values, the solitary wave solutions are obtained from the hyperbolic function solutions. Similarly, the periodic wave solutions are also obtained from the trigonometric function solutions. The approach developed in this paper is effective and it may also be used for solving many other nonlinear evolution equations in mathematical physics.     

Exact explicit traveling wave solutions for two nonlinear Schrödinger type equations

The traveling wave solutions of the generalized nonlinear derivative Schrödinger equation and the high-order dispersive nonlinear Schrödinger equation are studied by using the approach of dynamical systems and the theory of bifurcations. With the aid of Maple, all bifurcations and phase portraits in the parametric space are obtained. All possible explicit parametric representations of the bounded traveling wave solutions (solitary wave solutions, kink and anti-kink wave solutions and periodic wave solutions) are given.     

New explicit traveling wave solutions for three nonlinear evolution equations

In this paper, using the extended tanh-function method, new explicit traveling wave solutions including rational solutions for three nonlinear evolution equations are obtained with the aid of Mathematica.     

Exact traveling wave solutions for a modified Camassa-Holm equation

In this paper, the bifurcation method of planar dynamical systems is utilized to investigate a modified Camassa-Holm equation. After dividing the parametric space, some explicit parametric conditions are derived for the existence of traveling wave solutions. Several exact traveling solutions are also obtained.     

Exact traveling wave solutions and bifurcations in a nonlinear elastic rod equation

The exact parametric representations of the traveling wave solutions for a nonlinear elastic rod equation are considered. By using the method of planar dynamical systems, in different parameter regions, the phase portraits of the corresponding traveling wave system are given. Exact explicit kink wave solutions, periodic wave solutions and some unbounded wave solutions are obtained.     

Exact solutions of coupled nonlinear Klein-Gordon equation

In this paper, we employ the general integral method for traveling wave solutions of coupled nonlinear Klein-Gordon equations. Based on the idea of the exact Jacobi elliptic function, a simple and efficient method is proposed for obtaining exact solutions of nonlinear evolution equations. The solutions obtained include solitons, periodic solutions and Jacobi elliptic function solutions.     

Travelling wave solutions for a class of generalized KdV equation

In this work, the K^∗(l,p) equation is investigated. The sine-cosine method, the tanh method and the extended tanh method are efficiently used for analytic study of this equation. New solitary patterns solutions and compactons solutions are formally derived. The proposed schemes are reliable and manageable.     

Exact and explicit travelling wave solutions for the nonlinear Drinfeld–Sokolov system

The Drinfeld–Sokolov (DS) system is investigated by using the tanh method and the sine–cosine method. A variety of exact travelling wave solutions with compact and noncompact structures are formally derived. The study reveals the power of the two schemes in handling identical systems.     

Exact traveling wave solutions of the Zakharov-Kuznetsov-Benjamin-Bona-Mahony equation

Bifurcation method of dynamical systems is employed to investigate traveling wave solutions in the (2 + 1)-dimensional Zakharov-Kuznetsov-Benjamin-Bona-Mahony equation. Under some parameter conditions, exact solitary wave solutions and kink wave solutions are obtained.     

Bifurcations of traveling wave solutions in a coupled non-linear wave equation

By using the theory of planar dynamical systems to a coupled non-linear wave equation, the existence of solitary wave solutions and uncountably infinite, many smooth and non-smooth, periodic wave solutions is obtained. Under different parametric conditions, various sufficient conditions to guarantee the existence of the above solutions are given.     

Exact traveling wave solutions and bifurcations for the Dullin-Gottwald-Holm equation

Utilizing the methods of dynamical system theory, the Dullin-Gottwald-Holm equation is studied in this paper. The dynamical behaviors of the traveling wave solutions and their bifurcations are presented in different parameter regions. Furthermore, the exact explicit forms of all possible bounded solutions, such as solitary wave solutions, periodic wave solutions and breaking loop wave solutions are obtained.     

Qualitative analysis and explicit traveling wave solutions for the Davey–Stewartson equation

In this paper, we use the bifurcation method of dynamical systems to study the traveling wave solutions for the Davey–Stewartson equation. A number of traveling wave solutions are obtained. Those solutions contain explicit periodic wave solutions, periodic blow‐up wave solutions, unbounded wave solutions, kink profile solitary wave solutions, and solitary wave solutions. Relations of the traveling wave solutions are given. Some previous results are extended. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Exact soliton solutions to a new coupled integrable short light-pulse system

In this paper, we investigate the soliton structure of a two-component vector short-pulse system as part of the new multi-component short-pulse system derived by Dimakis, Muller-Hoissen and Matsuno, separately, and describing the propagation of ultra short vector light-pulses in optical fibers. In the wake of the derivation of the Lax-pairs of the system above, we study deeply its inverse scattering transform within the viewpoint of the Wadati–Konno–Ichikawa approach. As a result, we unwrap some interesting scattering features of elastic interactions. Accordingly, we address some physical implications of the results.     

Group-invariant solutions of a integrable coupled system

In this paper, a new idea is put forward to modify the Clarkson–Kruskal's (CK's) direct method. By using the classical Lie group approach and the modified the CK's direct method, symmetry reductions and exact solutions are discussed for a integrable coupled KdV system. The group explanation for all the results obtained by the modified direct method is also given.     

Exact M/W-shape solitary wave solutions determined by a singular traveling wave equation

It had been found that some nonlinear wave equations have the so-called “W/M”-shape-peaks solitons. What is the dynamical behavior of these solutions? To answer this question, all traveling wave solutions in the parameter space are investigated for a integrable water wave equation from a dynamical systems theoretical point of view. Exact explicit parametric representations of all solitary wave solutions are given.     

Exact travelling wave solutions of the dissipative coupled Korteweg-de Vries equation

This paper employs the theory of planar dynamical systems and undetermined coefficient method to study travelling wave solutions of the dissipative coupled Korteweg-de Vries equation. The possible kink profile solitary wave solutions and approximate damped oscillatory solutions of the equation are obtained by using undetermined coefficient method. Error estimates indicate that the approximate solutions are meaningful.     

Bifurcations of traveling wave solutions for the generalized coupled Hirota–Satsuma KdV system

In this paper, the bifurcations of solitary, kink and periodic waves for the generalized coupled Hirota–Satsuma KdV system are studied by using the bifurcation theory of planar dynamical systems. Bifurcation parameter sets are shown. Under given parameter conditions, explicit formulas for solitary wave solutions, kink wave solutions and periodic wave solutions are obtained.     

Exact minimum-time control of a distributed system using a traveling wave formulation

In this paper, the minimum-time control problem for rest-to-rest translation of a one-dimensional second-order distributed parameter system by means of two bounded control inputs at the ends is solved. A traveling wave formulation allows the problem to be solved exactly, i.e., without modal truncation. It is found that the minimum-time control is not bang-bang, as it is for systems with a finite number of degrees of freedom. Rather, it is bang-off-bang, where a period of control inactivity in the middle of the control time interval is required for synchronization with waves propagated through the system.This research was supported in part by AFOSR Grant No. AFOSR-90-0297. The helpful suggestions of the referees are gratefully acknowledged.     

Solitary wave and chaotic behavior of traveling wave solutions for the coupled KdV equations

Using the method of dynamical systems to study the coupled KdV system, some exact explicit parametric representations of the solitary wave and periodic wave solutions are obtained in the given parameter regions. Chaotic behavior of traveling wave solutions is determined.