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.     

Explicit solutions from residual symmetry of the Boussinesq equation

The Bcklund transformation related symmetry is nonlocal, which is hard to be applied in constructing solutions for nonlinear equations. In this paper, the residual symmetry of the Boussinesq equation is localized to Lie point symmetry by introducing multiple new variables. By applying the general Lie point method, two main results are obtained: a new type of Backlund transformation is derived, from which new solutions can be generated from old ones; the similarity reduction solutions as well as corresponding reduction equations are found. The localization procedure provides an effective way to investigate interaction solutions between nonlinear waves and solitons.     

Nonclassical Potential Symmetries and New Explicit Solutions of Burgers Equation

A new method is used to determine the nonclassical potential symmetry generators of Burgers equation.Some classes of new explicit solutions, which cannot be obtained by Lie symmetry group of Burgers equation or its integrated equation, are obtained by using these new nonclassical potential symmetry generators.     

Residual Symmetry Reduction and Consistent Riccati Expansion of the Generalized Kaup-Kupershmidt Equation

The residual symmetry of the generalized Kaup-Kupershmidt(gKK) equation is obtained from the truncated Painlevé expansion and localized to a Lie point symmetry in a prolonged system. New symmetry reduction solutions of the prolonged system are given by using the standard Lie symmetry method. Furthermore, the g KK equation is proved to integrable in the sense of owning consistent Riccati expansion and some new B¨acklund transformations are given based on this property, from which interaction solutions between soliton and periodic waves are given.     

Symmetry and general symmetry groups of the coupled Kadomtsev--Petviashvili equation

In this paper, the Lie symmetry algebra of the coupled Kadomtsev--Petviashvili (cKP) equation is obtained by the classical Lie group method and this algebra is shown to have a Kac--Moody--Virasoro loop algebra structure. Then the general symmetry groups of the cKP equation is also obtained by the symmetry group direct method which is proposed by Lou et al。 From the general symmetry groups, the Lie symmetry group can be recovered and a group of discrete transformations can be derived simultaneously. Lastly, from a known simple solution of the cKP equation, we can easily obtain two new solutions by the general symmetry groups.     

New solutions from nonlocal symmetry of the generalized fifth order KdV equation

The nonlocal symmetry of the generalized fifth order KdV equation(FOKdV) is first obtained by using the related Lax pair and then localizing it in a new enlarged system by introducing some new variables. On this basis, new Ba¨cklund transformation is obtained through Lie's first theorem. Furthermore, the general form of Lie point symmetry for the enlarged FOKdV system is found and new interaction solutions for the generalized FOKdV equation are explored by using a symmetry reduction method.     

Lie group analysis,numerical and non-traveling wave solutions for the （2＋l）-dimensional diffusion-advection equation with variable coefficients

In this paper, the variable-coefficient diffusion-advection （DA） equation, which arises in modeling various physical phenomena, is studied by the Lie symmetry approach. The similarity reductions are derived by determining the complete sets of point symmetries of this equation, and then exact and numerical solutions are reported for the reduced second-order nonlinear ordinary differential equations. Further, an extended （Gl/G）-expansion method is applied to the DA equation to construct some new non-traveling wave solutions.     

Lie group analysis,numerical and non-traveling wave solutions for the(2+1)-dimensional diffusion–advection equation with variable coefficients

In this paper, the variable-coefficient diffusion–advection(DA) equation, which arises in modeling various physical phenomena, is studied by the Lie symmetry approach. The similarity reductions are derived by determining the complete sets of point symmetries of this equation, and then exact and numerical solutions are reported for the reduced second-order nonlinear ordinary differential equations. Further, an extended(G /G)-expansion method is applied to the DA equation to construct some new non-traveling wave solutions.     

New Exact Solutions of Broer-Kaup Equations

By a known transformation, (2 1)-dimensional Brioer Kaup equations are turned to a single equation.The classical Lie symmetry analysis and similarity reductions are performed for this single equation. From some of reduction equations, new exact solutions are obtained, which contain previous results, and more exact solutions can be created directly by abundant known solutions of the Burgers equations and the heat equations.     

New interaction solutions and nonlocal symmetry of an equation combining the modified Calogero–Bogoyavlenskii–Schiff equation with its negative-order form

The nonlocal symmetry is derived for an equation combining the modified Calogero–Bogoyavlenskii–Schiff equation with its negative-order form from the truncated Painlevéexpansion method. The nonlocal symmetries are localized to the Lie point symmetry by introducing new auxiliary dependent variables. The finite symmetry transformation and the Lie point symmetry for the prolonged system are solved directly. Many new interaction solutions among soliton and other types of interaction solutions for the modified Calogero–Bogoyavlenskii–Schiff equation with its negative-order form can be obtained from the consistent condition of the consistent tanh expansion method by selecting the proper arbitrary constants.     

Symmetry and Exact Solutions of （2＋1）-Dimensional Generalized Sasa-Satsuma Equation via a Modified Direct Method

In this paper, first, we employ classic Lie symmetry groups approach to obtain the Lie symmetry groups, of the well-known （2＋1）-dimensional Generalized Sasa-Satsuma （GSS） equation. Second, based on a modified direct method proposed by Lou [J.Phys.A： Math. Gen. 38 （2005） L129], more general symmetry groups are obtained and the relationship between the new solution and known solution is set up. At the same time, the Lie symmetry groups obtained are only special cases of the more general symmetry groups. At last, some exact solutions of GSS equations are constructed by the relationship obtained in the paper between the new solution and known solution.     

Nonlocal Symmetries and Interaction Solutions for Potential Kadomtsev-Petviashvili Equation

The nonlocal symmetry for the potential Kadomtsev-Petviashvili(pKP)equation is derived by the truncated Painleve analysis.The nonlocal symmetry is localized to the Lie point symmetry by introducing the auxiliary dependent variable.Thanks to localization process,the finite symmetry transformations related with the nonlocal symmetry are obtained by solving the prolonged systems.The inelastic interactions among the multiple-front waves of the pKP equation are generated from the finite symmetry transformations.Based on the consistent tanh expansion method,a nonauto-B(a|¨)cklund transformation(BT)theorem of the pKP equation is constructed.We can get many new types of interaction solutions because of the existence of an arbitrary function in the nonauto-BT theorem.Some special interaction solutions are investigated both in analytical and graphical ways.     

Kac-Moody-Virasoro Symmetry Algebra of （2＋1）-Dimensional Dispersive Long-Wave Equation with Arbitrary Order Invariant

By Lie symmetry method, the Lie point symmetries and its Kac Moody-Virasoro （KMV） symmetry algebra of （2＋1）-dimensional dispersive long-wave equation （DLWE） are obtained, and the finite transformation of DLWE is given by symmetry group direct method, which can recover Lie point symmetries. Then KMV symmetry algebra of DLWE with arbitrary order invariant is also obtained. On basis of this algebra the group invariant solutions and similarity reductions are also derived.     

Symmetry Reduction and Exact Solutions of the （3＋1）-Dimensional Breaking Soliton Equation

By means of the generalized direct method, a relationship is constructed between the new solutions and the old ones of the （3＋1）-dimensional breaking soliton equation. Based on the relationship, a new solution is obtained by using a given solution of the equation. The symmetry is also obtained for the （3＋1）-dimensional breaking soliton equation. By using the equivalent vector of the symmetry, we construct a seven-dimensional symmetry algebra and get the optimal system of group-invariant solutions. To every case of the optimal system, the （3＋1）-dimensional breaking soliton equation is reduced and some solutions to the reduced equations are obtained. Furthermore, some new explicit solutions are found for the （3＋ 1）-dimensional breaking soliton equation.     

Two-Component Wadati-Konno-Ichikawa Equation and Its Symmetry Reductions

It is shown that two-component Wadati-Konno-Ichikawa (WKI) equation, i.e. a generalization of the well-known WKI equation, is obtained from the motion of space curves in Euclidean geometry, and it is exactly a system for the graph of the curves when the curve motion is governed by the two-component modified Korteweg-de Vries flow. Group-invariant solutions of the two-component WKI equation which corresponds to an optimal system of its Lie point symmetry groups are obtained, and its similarity reductions to systems of ordinarv differential equations are also given.     

Symmetry Reductions and Exact Solutions of Blaszak-Marciniak Four-Field Lattice Equation

Applying the Lie group method to the differential-difference equation, the Lie point symmetry of Blaszak- Marciniak four-field Lattice equation is obtained. Using the obtained symmetry, the similarity reduction equations of Blaszak-Marciniak four-field Lattice equation are derived. Solving the reduction, we get the solution of Blaszak-Marciniak four-field Lattice equation which not only recovers one of the solutions obtained by Ma and Hu [J. Math. Phys. 40 （1999） 6071] but also has the singularity when we choose the arbitrary constants accurately.     

Finite symmetry transformation group of the Konopelchenko-Dubrovsky equation from its Lax pair

Starting from a weak Lax pair,the general Lie point symmetry group of the Konopelchenko-Dubrovsky equation is obtained by using the general direct method.And the corresponding Lie algebra structure is proved to be a Kac-Moody-Virasoro type.Furthermore,a new multi-soliton solution for the Konopelchenko-Dubrovsky equation is also given from this symmetry group and a known solution.     

Nonlocal symmetry,optimal systems,and explicit solutions of the mKdV equation

The nonlocal symmetry of the mKdV equation is obtained from the known Lax pair; it is successfully localized to Lie point symmetries in the enlarged space by introducing suitable auxiliary dependent variables. For the closed prolongation of the nonlocal symmetry, the details of the construction for a one-dimensional optimal system are presented. Furthermore, using the associated vector fields of the obtained symmetry, we give the reductions by the one-dimensional sub-algebras and the explicit analytic interaction solutions between cnoidal waves and kink solitary waves, which provide a way to study the interactions among these types of ocean waves. For some of the interesting solutions, the figures are given to show their properties.     

Residual symmetry reductions and interaction solutions of the (2+1)-dimensional Burgers equation

In nonlinear physics,it is very difficult to study interactions among different types of nonlinear waves.In this paper,the nonlocal symmetry related to the truncated Painleve′expansion of the(2+1)-dimensional Burgers equation is localized after introducing multiple new variables to extend the original equation into a new system.Then the corresponding group invariant solutions are found,from which interaction solutions among different types of nonlinear waves can be found.Furthermore,the Burgers equation is also studied by using the generalized tanh expansion method and a new Ba¨cklund transformation(BT)is obtained.From this BT,novel interactive solutions among different nonlinear excitations are found.     

Symmetry groups and spiral wave solution of a wave propagation equation

We study a third-order nonlinear evolution equation, which can be transformed to the modified KdV equation, using the Lie symmetry method. The Lie point symmetries and the one-dimensional optimal system of the symmetry algebras are determined. Those symmetries are some types of nonlocal symmetries or hidden symmetries of the modified KdV equation. The group-invariant solutions, particularly the travelling wave and spiral wave solutions, are discussed in detail, and a type of spiral wave solution which is smooth in the origin is obtained.