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 Bilinear Backlund Transformation and Lax Pair for a （1＋1）-Dimensional Differential-Difference sine-Gordon Equation

In this paper, we obtain a 1＋1 dimensional integrable differential-difference model for the sine-Gordon equation by Hirota＇s discretization method. A bilinear Backlund transformation and the associated Lax pair are also proposed/or this model.     

Painlevé Analysis and Determinant Solutions of a （3＋1）-Dimensional Variable-Coefficient Kadomtsev-Petviashvili Equation in Wronskian and Grammian Form

In this paper, the investigation is focused on a （3＋1）-dimensional variable-coefficient Kadomtsev- Petviashvili （vcKP） equation, which can describe the realistic nonlinear phenomena in the fluid dynamics and plasma in three spatial dimensions. In order to study the integrability property of such an equation, the Painlevé analysis is performed on it. And then, based on the truncated Painlevé expansion, the bilinear form of the （3＋1）-dimensionaJ vcKP equation is obtained under certain coefficients constraint, and its solution in the Wronskian determinant form is constructed and verified by virtue of the Wronskian technique. Besides the Wronskian determinant solution, it is shown that the （3＋1）-dimensional vcKP equation also possesses a solution in the form of the Grammian determinant.     

Exact Solutions for a Nonisospectral and Variable-Coefficient Kadomtsev-Petviashvili Equation

The bilinear form for a nonisospectral and variable-coefficient Kadomtsev-Petviashvili equation is obtained and some exact soliton solutions are derived by the Hirota method and Wronskian technique. We also derive the bilinear Backlund transformation from its Lax pairs and find solutions with the help of the obtained bilinear Bgcklund transformation.     

A Bilinear Backlund Transformation and Explicit Solutions for a （3＋1）-Dimensional Soliton Equation

Considering the bilinear form of a （3＋1）-dimensional soliton equation, we obtain a bilinear Backlund transformation for the equation. As an application, soliton solution and stationary rational solution for the （3＋1）- dimensional soliton equation are presented.     

Soliton Solutions,Bcklund Transformations and Lax Pair for a(3 + 1)-Dimensional Variable-Coefficient Kadomtsev–Petviashvili Equation in Fluids

Under investigation in this paper is a(3 + 1)-dimensional variable-coefficient Kadomtsev–Petviashvili equation, which describes the propagation of surface and internal water waves. By virtue of the binary Bell polynomials,symbolic computation and auxiliary independent variable, the bilinear forms, soliton solutions, B¨acklund transformations and Lax pair are obtained. Variable coefficients of the equation can affect the solitonic structure, when they are specially chosen, while curved and linear solitons are illustrated. Elastic collisions between/among two and three solitons are discussed, through which the solitons keep their original shapes invariant except for some phase shifts.     

Multiple Periodic-Soliton Solutions for （3＋1）-Dimensional Jimbo-Miwa Equation

2N line-soliton solutions of the （3＋1）-dimensional Jimbo-Miwa equation can be presented by resorting to the Hirota bilinear method. In this paper, N periodic-soliton solutions of the （3＋1）-dimensional Jimbo-Miwa equation are obtained from the 2N line-soliton solutions by selecting the parameters into conjugated complex parameters in pairs.     

Painlevé Analysis,Soliton Collision and Bäcklund Transformation for the (3+1)-Dimensional Variable-Coefficient Kadomtsev-Petviashvili Equation in Fluids or Plasmas

In this paper, we investigate a (3+1)-dimensional generalized variable-coefficient Kadomtsev-Petviashvili equation, which can describe the nonlinear phenomena in fluids or plasmas. Painlevé analysis is performed for us to study the integrability, and we find that the equation is not completely integrable. By virtue of the binary Bell polynomials, bilinear form and soliton solutions are obtained, and Bäcklund transformation in the binary-Bell-polynomial form and bilinear form are derived. Soliton collisions are graphically discussed: the solitons keep their original shapes unchanged after the collision except for the phase shifts. Variable coefficients are seen to affect the motion of solitons: when the variable coefficients are chosen as the constants, solitons keep their directions unchanged during the collision; with the variable coefficients as the functions of the temporal coordinate, the one soliton changes its direction.     

Painleve Property,Beicklund Transformations and Rouge Wave Solutions of （3 ＋ 1）-Dimensional Burgers Equation

Burgers equation is the simplest one in soliton theory, which has been widely applied in almost all the physical branches. In this paper, we discuss the Painleve property of the （3＋1）-dimensional Burgers equation, and then Becklund transformation is derived according to the truncated expansion of the obtained Painleve analysis. Using the Backlund transformation, we find the rouge wave solutions to the equation via the multilinear variable separation approach. And we aiso give an exact solution obtained by general variable separation approach, which is proved to possess abundant structures.     

Baeicklund Transformation and Multiple Soliton Solutions for （3＋1）-Dimensional Potential-YTSF Equation

We study an approach to constructing multiple soliton solutions of the (3 1)-dimensional nonlinear evolution equation. We take the (3 1)-dimensional potential- YTSF equation as an example. Using the extended homogeneous balance method, one can find a Backlund transformation to decompose the (3 1)-dimensional potential-YTSF equation into a set of partial differential equations. Starting from these partial differential equations, some multiple soliton solutions for the (3 1)-dimensional potential-YTSF equation are obtained by introducing a class of formal solutions.     

Exact Solutions to a (3+1)-Dimensional Variable-Coefficient Kadomtsev-Petviashvilli Equation via the Bilinear Method and Wronskian Technique

By truncating the Painlevé expansion at the constant level term, the Hirota bilinear form is obtained for a (3+1)-dimensional variable-coefficient Kadomtsev-Petviashvili equation. Based on its bilinear form, solitary-wave solutions are constructed via the ε-expansion method and the corresponding graphical analysis is given. Furthermore, the exact solution in the Wronskianform is presented and proved by direct substitution into the bilinear equation.     

B(a)cklund Transformation and Multiple Soliton Solutions for (3+1)-Dimensional Potential-YTSF Equation

We study an approach to constructing multiple soliton solutions of the (3 1)-dimensional nonlinear evolu tion equation. We take the (3 1)-dimensional potential-YTSF equation as an example. Using the extended homogeneous balance method, one can find a Backlund transformation to decompose the (3 1)-dimensional potential-YTSF equa tion into a set of partial differential equations. Starting from these partial differential equations, some multiple soliton solutions for the (3 1)-dimensional potential-YTSF equation are obtained by introducing a class of formal solutions.     

New Double-Periodic Soliton Solutions for the (2+1)-Dimensional Breaking Soliton Equation

Under investigation is the (2+1)-dimensional breaking soliton equation. Based on a special ansätz functions and the bilinear form, some entirely new double-periodic soliton solutions for the (2+1)-dimensional breaking soliton equation are presented. With the help of symbolic computation software Mathematica, many important and interesting properties for these obtained solutions are revealed with some figures.     

Darboux Transformations and N-soliton Solutions of Two （2＋1）-Dimensional Nonlinear Equations

Two Darboux transformations of the （2＋1）-dimensional Caudrey-Dodd-Gibbon-Kotera-Sawaka （ CDGKS） equation and （2＋1）-dimensional modified Korteweg-de Vries （mKdV） equation are constructed through the Darboux matrix method, respectively. N-soliton solutions of these two equations are presented by applying the Darboux trans- formations N times. The right-going bright single-soliton solution and interactions of two and three-soliton overtaking collisions of the （2＋1）-dimensional CDGKS equation are studied. By choosing different seed solutions, the right-going bright and left-going dark single-soliton solutions, the interactions of two and three-soliton overtaking collisions, and kink soliton solutions of the （2＋1）-dimensional mKdV equation are investigated. The results can be used to illustrate the interactions of water waves in shallow water.     

The Soliton Solution of （3＋1）—Dimensional Kadomtsev—Petviashvili Equations

A simple algebraic transformation relation of a special type of solution between the (3 1)-dimensional Kadomtsev-petviashvili(KP) equation and the cubic nonlinear Klein-Gordon equation (NKG) is established.Using known solutions of the NKG equation,we can obtain many soliton solutions and periodic solution of the (3 1)-dimensional KP equation.     

A Generalized Variable-Coefficient Algebraic Method Exactly Solving (3+1)-Dimensional Kadomtsev-Petviashvilli Equation

A generalized variable-coefficient algebraic method is applied to construct several new families of exact solutions of physical interestfor (3 1)-dimensional Kadomtsev-Petviashvilli (KP) equation. Among them, the Jacobi elliptic periodic solutions exactly degenerate to the soliton solutions at a certain limit condition. Compared with the existing tanh method, the extended tanh method, the Jacobi elliptic function method, and the algebraic method, the proposed method gives new and more general solutions.