A Simple Method to Generate Lie Point Symmetry Groups of the （3＋1）-Dimensional Jimbo-Miwa Equation

Taking the (3 1)-dimensional Jimbo-Miwa equation as a simple example, we develop a modified direct method to find symmetry groups and symmetry algebras. Some exact solutions of the model are given by the simple method.     

Symmetry Reductions and Group-Invariant Solutions of （2＋1）-Dimensional Caudrey-Dodd-Gibbon-Kotera-Sawada Equation

With the aid of symbolic computation, we present the symmetry transformations of the （2＋ 1）-dimensional Caudrey-Dodd-Gibbon-Kotera-Sawada equation with Lou＇s direct method that is based on Lax pairs. Moreover, with the symmetry transformations we obtain the Lie point symmetries of the CDGKS equation, and reduce the equation with the obtained symmetries. As a result, three independent reductions are presented and some group-invariant solutions of the equation are given.     

Analytical Approach to Fractional Zakharov-Kuznetsov Equations by He＇s Homotopy Perturbation Method

The aim of this paper is to obtain the approximate analytical solution of a fractional Zakharov-Kuznetsov equation by using homotopy perturbation method （HPM）. The fractional derivatives are described in the Caputo sense. Several examples are given and the results are compared to exact solutions. The results reveal that the method is very effective and simple.     

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.     

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.     

Similarity Solutions for Generalized Variable Coefficients Zakharov-Kuznetsov Equation under Some Integrability Conditions

In this paper, the symmetry method has been carried over to the generalized variable coefficients Zakharov- Kuznetsov equation. The infinitesimal symmetries and the optimal system are deduced and from this optimal system seven basic fields are determined, and for every vector field in the optimal system the admissible forms of the coefficients are found and this also leads us to transform the given equation into partial differential equations in two variables. After using some referenced transformations the mentioned partial differential equations eventually reduce to ordinary differential equations. The search for solutions to those equations has yielded many exact solutions in most cases.     

Backlund Transformations and Explicit Solutions of （2d-1）-Dimensional Barotropic and Quasi-Geostrophic Potential Vorticity Equation

By the Backlund transformation method, an important （2＋1）-dimensional nonlinear barotropie and quasigeostrophic potential vorticity （BQGPV） equation is investigated. Some simple special Backlund transformation theorems are proposed and used to get explicit solutions of the BQGPV equation. Furthermore, all solutions of a second order linear ordinary differential equation including an arbitrary function can be used to construct explicit solutions of the （2＋1）-dimensional BQGPV equation. Some figures are also given out to describe these solutions.