Bäcklund transformations for new fourth Painlevé hierarchies

We consider a system of equations defined using the Hamiltonian operator of the Boussinesq hierarchy, as well as two successive modifications thereof. We are able to reduce the order of these three systems and give Bäcklund transformations between the integrated equations. We also give auto-Bäcklund transformations for the two modified systems.Particular cases of two of the three equations considered correspond to generalized fourth Painlevé hierarchies and are new; these are particular cases of the two modified systems. Thus we obtain auto-Bäcklund transformations for these new fourth Painlevé hierarchies, as well as Bäcklund transformations between our hierarchies. Our results on reduction of order are also applicable in this special case, and include as a particular example a reduction of order for the scaling similarity reduction of the Boussinesq equation, a result which, remarkably, seems not to have been given previously.     

Dispersionless integrable equations as coisotropic deformations: Extensions and reductions

We discuss the interpretation of dispersionless integrable hierarchies as equations of coisotropic deformations for certain associative algebras and other algebraic structures. We show that with this approach, the dispersionless Hirota equations for the dKP hierarchy are just the associativity conditions in a certain parameterization. We consider several generalizations and demonstrate that B-type dispersionless integrable hierarchies, such as the dBKP and the dVN hierarchies, are coisotropic deformations of the Jordan triple systems. We show that stationary reductions of the dispersionless integrable equations are connected with dynamical systems on the plane that are completely integrable on a fixed energy level. __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 151, No. 3, pp. 439–457, June, 2007.     

Integrable Chains and Hierarchies of Differential Evolution Equations

A class of integrable differential–difference systems is constructed based on auxiliary linear equations defined on sequences of Zakharov–Shabat formal dressing operators. We show that the auxiliary equations are compatible with the evolution equations for the Kadomtsev–Petviashvili (KP) hierarchy. The investigation results are used to elaborate a modified version of Krichever rational reductions for KP hierarchies.     

Nonlinear Dynamics on the Plane and Integrable Hierarchies of Infinitesimal Deformations

A class of nonlinear problems on the plane, described by nonlinear inhomogeneous     -equations, is considered. It is shown that the corresponding dynamics, generated by deformations of inhomogeneous terms (sources), is described by Hamilton–Jacobi-type equations associated with hierarchies of dispersionless integrable systems. These hierarchies are constructed by applying the quasiclassical     -dressing method.     

Hamiltonian Hierarchies on Semisimple Lie Algebras

A recursion formula is described which generates infinite hierarchies of completely integrable Hamiltonian systems of nonlinear partial differential equations. These equations govern the evolution of a function u of x, t which takes its values in a semisimple Lie algebra. A Hamiltonian for the hierarchy is given in terms of a meromorphic connection matrix.     

Two families of Liouville integrable lattice equations

By virtue of zero curvature representations, we are successful to generate the Lax representations of two hierarchies of discrete lattice equations respectively, which are derived from two new and interesting 3 × 3 matrix spectral problems. Moreover, by using the trace identity, the bi-Hamiltonian structures of the above systems are given, and it is shown that they are integrable in the Liouville sense. Finally, infinitely many conservation laws for the second hierarchy of lattice equations are given by a direct method.     

On a Lagrangian Reduction and a Deformation of Completely Integrable Systems

We develop a theory of Lagrangian reduction on loop groups for completely integrable systems after having exchanged the role of the space and time variables in the multi-time interpretation of integrable hierarchies. We then insert the Sobolev norm \(H^1\) in the Lagrangian and derive a deformation of the corresponding hierarchies. The integrability of the deformed equations is altered, and a notion of weak integrability is introduced. We implement this scheme in the AKNS and SO(3) hierarchies and obtain known and new equations. Among them, we found two important equations, the Camassa–Holm equation, viewed as a deformation of the KdV equation, and a deformation of the NLS equation.     

Discretization of nonlinear evolution equations over associative function algebras

A general approach is proposed for discretizing nonlinear dynamical systems and field theories on suitable functional spaces, defined over a regular lattice of points, in such a way that both their symmetry and integrability properties are preserved. A class of discrete KdV equations is introduced. Also, new hierarchies of discrete evolution equations of Gelfand–Dickey type are defined.     

Invariant Simultaneous Solutions of Evolution Equations of Integrable Hierarchies

We construct classical point symmetry groups for joint pairs of evolution equations (systems of equations) of integrable hierarchies related to the auxiliary equation of the method of the inverse problem of second order. For the two cases: the hierarchy of Korteweg--de Vries (KdV) equations and of the systems of Kaup equations, we construct simultaneous solutions invariant with respect to the symmetry group. The problem of the construction of these solutions can be reduced, respectively, to the first and second Painlevé equations depending on a parameter. The Painlevé equations are supplemented by the linear evolution equations defining the deformation of the solution of the corresponding Painlevé equation.     

A note on the generalized symmetries of lattice hierarchies

We show that the recursion operators of the integrable lattice equations usually considered in the literature can also be used to generate hierarchies of differential-delay equations. All members of these hierarchies of lattice and differential-delay equations commute. It is thus seen that differential-delay hierarchies provide a broader context within which to place lattice hierarchies.     

The n �� n KdV hierarchy

We introduce two new soliton hierarchies that are generalizations of the KdV hierarchy. Our hierarchies are restrictions of the AKNS n × n hierarchy coming from two unusual splittings of the loop algebra. These splittings come from automorphisms of the loop algebra instead of automorphisms of sl (n, \mathbbC){sl (n, \mathbb{C})} . The flows in the hierarchy include systems of coupled nonlinear Schr?dinger equations. Since they are constructed from a Lie algebra splitting, the general method gives formal inverse scattering, bi-Hamiltonian structures, commuting flows, and B?cklund transformations for these hierarchies.     

Integrable equations on ℤ-graded Lie algebrasLie algebras

We consider evolution systems admitting L-A-pairs in ℤ-graded Lie algebras. We relate several hierarchies of integrable systems to a single L operator. The different hierarchies corresponds to different decompositions of the zero component of a ℤ-graded algebra into the sum of two subalgebras. This allows us to construct new examples of multi-component integrable system following the Burgers, mKdV, NLS and Boussinesq equations. Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 112, No. 3, pp. 375–383 September, 1997.     

Turning points of linear systems and the double asymptotics of the Painlevé transcendents

On the basis of the connection between the theories of linear and nonlinear special functions, we present a method which makes it possible to consider the well known formal limits from complicated Painlevé equations to simpler ones as the double asymptotics of specific solutions of these equations with respect to the parameter and the argument under some special relation between them. The hierarchies of the first and second Painlevé equations are interpreted as special functions that describe the isomonodromic collision of turning points for linear systems of ordinary differential equations. Bibliography: 28 titles. Translated fromZapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 187, pp. 53–74, 1990. Translated by B. M. Bekker.     

Correspondence theorems for hierarchies of equations of pseudo-spherical type

Hierarchies of evolution equations of pseudo-spherical type are introduced, thereby generalizing the notion of a single equation describing pseudo-spherical surfaces due to S.S. Chern and K. Tenenblat, and providing a connection between differential geometry and the study of hierarchies of equations which are the integrability condition of sl(2,R)-valued linear problems. As an application, it is shown that there exist local correspondences between any two (suitably generic) solutions of arbitrary hierarchies of equations of pseudo-spherical type.     

Two hierarchies of new nonlinear evolution equations associated with 3 × 3 matrix spectral problems

Two hierarchies of new nonlinear evolution equations associated with 3 × 3 matrix spectral problems are proposed. The generalized bi-Hamiltonian structures for one of the two hierarchies are derived with the aid of the trace identity. Some explicit solutions of a typical nonlinear evolution equation in the hierarchy are obtained, which include soliton and periodic solutions.     

Discrete equation on a square lattice with a nonstandard structure of generalized symmetries

We clarify the integrability nature of a recently found discrete equation on the square lattice with a nonstandard symmetry structure. We find its L-A pair and show that it is also nonstandard. For this discrete equation, we construct the hierarchies of both generalized symmetries and conservation laws. This equation yields two integrable systems of hyperbolic type. The hierarchies of generalized symmetries and conservation laws are also nonstandard compared with known equations in this class.     

Higher Painlevé transcendents as special solutions of some nonlinear integrable hierarchies

It is well known that the self-similar solutions of the Korteweg-de Vries equation and the modified Korteweg-de Vries equation are expressed via the solutions of the first and second Painlevé equations. In this paper we solve this problem for all equations from the Korteveg-de Vries, modified Korteweg-de Vries, Kaup-Kupershmidt, Caudrey-Dodd-Gibbon and Fordy-Gibbons hierarchies. We show that the self-similar solutions of equations corresponding to hierarchies mentioned above can be found by means of the general solutions of higher-order Painlevé hierarchies introduced more than ten years ago.     

Equations of Pseudo-Spherical Type (After S.S. Chern and K. Tenenblat)

This paper surveys some recent developments around the notion of a scalar partial differential equation describing pseudo-spherical surfaces due to Chern and Tenenblat. It is shown how conservation laws, pseudo-potentials, and linear problems arise naturally from geometric considerations, and it is also explained how Darboux and B?cklund transformations can be constructed starting from geometric data. Classification results for equations in this class are stated, and hierarchies of equations of pseudo-spherical type are introduced, providing a connection between differential geometry and the study of hierarchies of equations which are the integrability condition of sl(2, R)-valued linear problems. Furthermore, the existence of correspondences between any two solutions to equations of pseudo-spherical type is reviewed, and a correspondence theorem for hierarchies is also mentioned. As applications, an elementary immersion result for pseudo-spherical metrics arising from the Chern?CTenenblat construction is proven, and non-local symmetries of the Kaup?CKupershmidt, Sawada?CKotera, fifth order Korteweg?Cde Vries and Camassa?CHolm (CH) equation with non-zero critical wave speed are considered. It is shown that the existence of a non-local symmetry of a particular type is enough to single the first three equations out from a whole family of equations describing pseudo-spherical surfaces while, in the CH case, it is shown that it admits an infinite-dimensional Lie algebra of non-local symmetries which includes the Virasoro algebra.     

Nonlocal Symmetries for Bilinear Equations and Their Applications

In this paper, nonlocal symmetries for the bilinear KP and bilinear BKP equations are re-studied. Two arbitrary parameters are introduced in these nonlocal symmetries by considering gauge invariance of the bilinear KP and bilinear BKP equations under the transformation     . By expanding these nonlocal symmetries in power series of each of two parameters, we have derived two types of bilinear NKP hierarchies and two types of bilinear NBKP hierarchies. An impressive observation is that bilinear positive and negative KP (NKP) and BKP hierarchies may be derived from the same nonlocal symmetries for the KP and BKP equations. Besides, as two concrete examples, we have derived bilinear Bäcklund transformations for   t ₋₂  -flow of the NKP hierarchy and   t ₋₁  -flow of the NBKP hierarchy. All these results have made it clear that more nice integrable properties would be found for these obtained NKP hierarchies and NBKP hierarchies. Because KP and BKP hierarchies have played an essential role in soliton theory, we believe that the bilinear NKP and NBKP hierarchies will have their right place in this field.     

Integrable decomposition of a hierarchy of soliton equations and integrable coupling system by semidirect sums of Lie algebras

Staring from a new spectral problem, a hierarchy of the soliton equations is derived. It is shown that the associated hierarchies are infinite-dimensional integrable Hamiltonian systems. By the procedure of nonlinearization of the Lax pairs, the integrable decomposition of the whole soliton hierarchy is given. Further, we construct two integrable coupling systems for the hierarchy by the conception of semidirect sums of Lie algebras.