Generalization of the simplest equation method for nonlinear non-autonomous differential equations

It is known that the simplest equation method is applied for finding exact solutions of autonomous nonlinear differential equations. In this paper we extend this method for finding exact solutions of non-autonomous nonlinear differential equations (DEs). We applied the generalized approach to look for exact special solutions of three Painlevé equations. As ODE of lower order than Painlevé equations the Riccati equation is taken. The obtained exact special solutions are expressed in terms of the special functions defined by linear ODEs of the second order.     

Be careful with the Exp-function method

An application of the Exp-function method to search for exact solutions of nonlinear differential equations is analyzed. Typical mistakes of application of the Exp-function method are demonstrated. We show it is often required to simplify the exact solutions obtained. Possibilities of the Exp-function method and other approaches in mathematical physics are discussed. The application of the singular manifold method for finding exact solutions of the Fitzhugh–Nagumo equation is illustrated. The modified simplest equation method is introduced. This approach is used to look for exact solutions of the generalized Korteweg–de Vries equation.     

Application of Fibonacci sine and cosine function to a nonlinear differential-difference equation

A new approach is constructed to obtain exact travelling wave solutions for a differential-difference equation by means of the property of the symmetrical Fibonacci sine and cosine function. As its illustration, some explicit and exact travelling wave solutions of Hybrid lattice, discretized mKdV lattice and modified Volterra lattice are obtained by computing the solutions of a lattice introduced by Wadati.     

New Exact Solutions of One Nonlinear Equation in Mathematical Biology and Their Properties

The classical Lie approach and the method of additional generating conditions are applied to constructing multiparameter families of exact solutions of the generalized Fisher equation, which is a simplification of the known coupled reaction–diffusion system describing spatial segregation of interacting species. The exact solutions are applied to solving nonlinear boundary-value problems with zero Neumann conditions. A comparison of the analytic results and the corresponding numerical calculations shows the importance of the exact solutions obtained for the solution of the generalized Fisher equation.     

Doubly periodic solutions of the modified Kawahara equation

Some doubly periodic (Jacobi elliptic function) solutions of the modified Kawahara equation are presented in closed form. Our approach is to introduce a new auxiliary ordinary differential equation and use its Jacobi elliptic function solutions to construct doubly periodic solutions of the modified Kawahara equation. When the module m → 1, these solutions degenerate to the exact solitary wave solutions of the equation. Then we reveal the relation of some exact solutions for the modified Kawahara equation obtained by other authors.     

On the exact solutions and conservation laws to the Benjamin-Ono equation

In the present work, we dealt with exact solutions and conservation laws of the Benjamin-Ono equation. We obtained exact solutions of given equation via the exp$(-\Phi (\xi ))$ method. The obtained solutions are included the hyperbolic functions, trigonometric functions and rational functions. By using the multiplier approach, the conservation laws of the mentioned equation was founded.     

The EHTA for nonlinear evolution equations

Two types of important nonlinear evolution equations are investigated by using the extended homoclinic test approach (EHTA). Some exact soliton solutions including breather type of soliton, periodic type of soliton and two soliton solutions are obtained. These results show that the extended homoclinic test technique together with the bilinear method is a simple and effective method to seek exact solutions for nonlinear evolution equations.     

Group Classifications, Symmetry Reductions and Exact Solutions to the Nonlinear Elastic Rod Equations

In this paper, the Lie symmetry analysis are performed on the three nonlinear elastic rod (NER) equations. The complete group classifications of the generalized nonlinear elastic rod equations are obtained. The symmetry reductions and exact solutions to the equations are presented. Furthermore, by means of dynamical system and power series methods, the exact explicit solutions to the equations are investigated. It is shown that the combination of Lie symmetry analysis and dynamical system method is a feasible approach to deal with symmetry reductions and exact solutions to nonlinear PDEs.     

The solutions of Toda lattice and Volterra lattice

This paper presents a method to directly construct explicit exact solutions to nonlinear differential-difference equations. One applies this approach to solve Volterra lattice and Toda lattice and obtain their some special solutions which contain soliton solutions and periodic solutions.     

Numerical solution of the Burgers’ equation by automatic differentiation

We compute the solution of the one-dimensional Burgers’ equation by marching the solution in time using a Taylor series expansion. Our approach does not require symbolic manipulation and does not involve the solution of a system of linear or non-linear algebraic equations. Instead, we use recursive formulas obtained from the differential equation to calculate exact values of the derivatives needed in the Taylor series. We illustrate the effectiveness of our method by solving four test problems with known exact solutions. The numerical solutions we obtain are in excellent agreement with the exact solutions, while being superior to other previously reported numerical solutions.     

Generalized Cauchy Matrix Approach for Lattice Boussinesq-Type Equations

The authors generalize the Cauchy matrix approach to get exact solutions to the lattice Boussinesq-type equations:lattice Boussinesq equation,lattice modified Boussinesq equation and lattice Schwarzian...     

一类高阶非线性波方程的子方程与精确行波解

结合子方程和动力系统分析的方法研究了一类五阶非线性波方程的精确行波解.得到了这类方程所蕴含的子方程, 并利用子方程在不同参数条件下的精确解, 给出了研究这类高阶非线性波方程行波解的方法, 并以Sawada Kotera方程为例, 给出了该方程的两组精确谷状孤波解和两组光滑周期波解.该研究方法适用于形如对应行波系统可以约化为只含有偶数阶导数、一阶导数平方和未知函数的多项式形式的高阶非线性波方程行波解的研究.     

An exact penalty approach to constrained minimization problems on metric spaces

In this paper we use the penalty approach in order to study a class of constrained minimization problems on complete metric spaces. A penalty function is said to have the generalized exact penalty property if there is a penalty coefficient for which approximate solutions of the unconstrained penalized problem are close enough to approximate solutions of the corresponding constrained problem. For our class of problems we establish the generalized exact penalty property and obtain an estimation of the exact penalty.     

An Approximate Exact Penalty in Constrained Vector Optimization on Metric Spaces

In this paper, we use the penalty approach in order to study a class of constrained vector minimization problems on complete metric spaces. A penalty function is said to have the generalized exact penalty property iff there is a penalty coefficient for which approximate solutions of the unconstrained penalized problem are close enough to approximate solutions of the corresponding constrained problem. For our class of problems, we establish the generalized exact penalty property and obtain an estimation of the exact penalty.     

A New Approach to Free Surface Euler Flows with Capillarity

This article attempts to elucidate the underlying mathematical connection between the well-known exact solutions for the deep water capillary wave problem [ G.D. Crapper , J. Fluid Mech. , 2:532–540 (1957)] and the recent discovery of a very special polar decomposition of solutions for a steadily translating bubble with surface tension [ S. Tanveer , Proc.Roy. Soc. A , 452:1397–1410 (1996)]. This is achieved by describing a new and unified mathematical approach to the two separate physical problems. Using the new approach, Crapper's capillary wave solutions are retrieved in a novel and simplified fashion, while additional analytical insight into the nature of solutions for a steadily-translating bubble is obtained. The new approach is quite general and can also be used to obtain new exact results to other related free surface problems.     

Polygons of differential equations for finding exact solutions

A method for finding exact solutions of nonlinear differential equations is presented. Our method is based on the application of polygons corresponding to nonlinear differential equations. It allows one to express exact solutions of the equation studied through solutions of another equation using properties of the basic equation itself. The ideas of power geometry are used and developed. Our approach has a pictorial interpretation, which is illustrative and effective. The method can be also applied for finding transformations between solutions of differential equations. To demonstrate the method application exact solutions of several equations are found. These equations are: the Korteveg–de Vries–Burgers equation, the generalized Kuramoto–Sivashinsky equation, the fourth-order nonlinear evolution equation, the fifth-order Korteveg–de Vries equation, the fifth-order modified Korteveg–de Vries equation and the sixth-order nonlinear evolution equation describing turbulent processes. Some new exact solutions of nonlinear evolution equations are given.     

Solitary Wave Solutions of Some Nonlinear Physical Models Using Riccati Equation Approach

Riccati equation approach is used to look for exact travelling wave solutions of some nonlinear physical models. Solitary wave solutions are established for the modified KdV equation, the Boussinesq equation and the Zakharov-Kuznetsov equation. New generalized solitary wave solutions with some free parameters are derived. The obtained solutions, which includes some previously known solitary wave solutions and some new ones, are expressed by a composition of Riccati differential equation solution...     

An indirect variable transformation approach and Jacobi elliptic solutions to Korteweg de Vries equation

Based on a variable change and the variable separated ODE method, an indirect variable transformation approach is proposed to search exact solutions to special types of partial differential equations (PDEs). The new method provides a more systematical and convenient handling of the solution process for the nonlinear equations. Its key point is to reduce the given PDEs to variable-coefficient ordinary differential equations, then we look for solutions to the resulting equations by some methods. As an application, exact solutions for the KdV equation are formally derived.