New explicit and exact traveling wave solutions for two nonlinear evolution equations

In this paper, with the aid of computer symbolic computation system such as Maple, an algebraic method is firstly applied to two nonlinear evolution equations, namely, nonlinear Schrodinger equation and Pochhammer–Chree (PC) equation. As a consequence, some new types of exact traveling wave solutions are obtained, which include bell and kink profile solitary wave solutions, triangular periodic wave solutions, and singular solutions. The method is straightforward and concise, and it can also be applied to other nonlinear evolution equations in mathematical physics.     

Traveling Waves for a Biological Reaction-Diffusion Model

We investigate the existence of traveling wave solutions for a system of reaction–diffusion equations that has been used as a model for microbial growth in a flow reactor and for the diffusive epidemic population. The existence of traveling waves was conjectured early but only has been proved recently for sufficiently small diffusion coefficient by the singular perturbation technique. In this paper we show the existence of traveling waves for an arbitrary diffusion coefficient. Our approach is a shooting method with the aid of an appropriately constructed Liapunov function.Dedicated to Professor Shui-Nee Chow on the occasion of his 60th birthday.Wenzhang Huang-Research was supported in part by NSF Grant DMS-0204676.     

Wave equations and reaction-diffusion equations with several nonlinear source terms

The initial boundary value problem of wave equations and reaction-diffusion equations with several nonlinear source terms in a bounded domain is studied by potential well method.The invariance of some sets under the flow of these problems and the vac- uum isolation of solutions are obtained by introducing a family of potential wells.Then the threshold result of global existence and nonexistence of solutions are given.Finally, the problem with critical initial conditions are discussed.     

Further improved F-expansion and new exact solutions for nonlinear evolution equations

The improved F-expansion method with a computerized symbolic computation is used to construct the exact traveling wave solutions of four nonlinear evolution equations in physics. As a result, many exact traveling wave solutions are obtained which include new soliton-like solutions, trigonometric function solutions, and rational solutions. The method is straightforward and concise, and it holds promise for many applications.     

Existence of time periodic solutions for a damped generalized coupled nonlinear wave equations

IntroductionInRef.[1 ] ,theauthorsestablishedtheuniqueexistenceofthesmoothsolutionforthefollowingcouplednonlinearequationsut=uxxx+buux+ 2vvx, (1 )vt=2 (uv) x. (2 )Thesewereproposedtodescribetheinteractionprocessofinternallongwaves.InRef.[2 ] ,ItoM .proposedarecursionoperatorbywhichheinferredthatEqs.(1 )and (2 )possesinfinitelymanysymmetriesandconstantsofmotion .InRef.[3 ] ,P .F .HeestablishedtheexistenceofasmoothsolutiontothesystemofcouplednonlinearKdVequation[4 ]ut=a(uxxx+buux) + 2bvvx,(…     

Stability for Monostable Wave Fronts of Delayed Lattice Differential Equations

This paper is concerned with the stability of traveling wave fronts for delayed monostable lattice differential equations. We first investigate the existence non-existence and uniqueness of traveling wave fronts by using the technique of monotone iteration method and Ikehara theorem. Then we apply the contraction principle to obtain the existence, uniqueness, and positivity of solutions for the Cauchy problem. Next, we study the stability of a traveling wave front by using comparison theorems for the Cauchy problem and initial-boundary value problem of the lattice differential equations, respectively. We show that any solution of the Cauchy problem converges exponentially to a traveling wave front provided that the initial function is a perturbation of the traveling wave front, whose asymptotic behaviour at \(-\infty \) satisfying some restrictions. Our results can apply to many lattice differential equations, for examples, the delayed cellular neural networks model and discrete diffusive Nicholson’s blowflies equation.     

The effects of horizontal singular straight line in a generalized nonlinear Klein–Gordon model equation

In this paper, we investigate bounded traveling waves of the generalized nonlinear Klein–Gordon model equations by using bifurcation theory of planar dynamical systems to study the effects of horizontal singular straight lines in nonlinear wave equations. Besides the well-known smooth traveling wave solutions and the non-smooth ones, four kinds of new bounded singular traveling wave solution are found for the first time. These singular traveling wave solutions are characterized by discontinuous second-order derivatives at some points, even though their first-order derivatives are continuous. Obviously, they are different from the singular traveling wave solutions such as compactons, cuspons, peakons. Their implicit expressions are also studied in this paper. These new interesting singular solutions, which are firstly founded, enrich the results on the traveling wave solutions of nonlinear equations. It is worth mentioning that the nonlinear equations with horizontal singular straight lines may have abundant and interesting new kinds of traveling wave solution.     

Rigorous Asymptotic Expansions for Critical Wave Speeds in a Family of Scalar Reaction-Diffusion Equations

We investigate traveling wave solutions in a family of reaction-diffusion equations which includes the Fisher–Kolmogorov–Petrowskii–Piscounov (FKPP) equation with quadratic nonlinearity and a bistable equation with degenerate cubic nonlinearity. It is known that, for each equation in this family, there is a critical wave speed which separates waves of exponential decay from those of algebraic decay at one of the end states. We derive rigorous asymptotic expansions for these critical speeds by perturbing off the classical FKPP and bistable cases. Our approach uses geometric singular perturbation theory and the blow-up technique, as well as a variant of the Melnikov method, and confirms the results previously obtained through asymptotic analysis in [J.H. Merkin and D.J. Needham, (1993). J. Appl. Math. Phys. (ZAMP) A, vol. 44, No. 4, 707–721] and [T.P. Witelski, K. Ono, and T.J. Kaper, (2001). Appl. Math. Lett., vol. 14, No. 1, 65–73].     

The integral bifurcation method combined with factoring technique for investigating exact solutions and their dynamical properties of a generalized Gardner equation

It is well known that it is difficult to obtain exact solutions of some partial differential equations with highly nonlinear terms or high order terms because these kinds of equations are not integrable in usual conditions. In this paper, by using the integral bifurcation method and factoring technique, we studied a generalized Gardner equation which contains both highly nonlinear terms and high order terms, some exact traveling wave solutions such as non-smooth peakon solutions, smooth periodic solutions and hyperbolic function solutions to the considered equation are obtained. Moreover, we demonstrate the profiles of these exact traveling wave solutions and discuss their dynamic properties through numerical simulations.     

Existence of traveling wave solutions for a nonlinear dissipative-dispersive equation

In this paper, we consider a dissipative-dispersive nonlinear equation appliable to many physical phenomena. Using the geometric singular perturbation method based on the theory of dynamical systems, we investigate the existence of its traveling wave solutions with the dissipative terms having sufficiently small coefficients. The results show that the traveling waves exist on a two-dimensional slow manifold in a three-dimensional system of ordinary differential equations （ODEs）. Then, we use the Melnikov method to establish the existence of a homoclinic orbit in this manifold corresponding to a solitary wave solution of the equation. Furthermore, we present some numerical computations to show the approximations of such wave orbits.     

The Global Structure of Traveling Waves in Spatially Discrete Dynamical Systems

We obtain existence of traveling wave solutions for a class of spatially discrete systems, namely, lattice differential equations. Uniqueness of the wave speed c, and uniqueness of the solution with c0, are also shown. More generally, the global structure of the set of all traveling wave solutions is shown to be a smooth manifold where c0. Convergence results for solutions are obtained at the singular perturbation limit c 0.     

A generalized algebraic method of new explicit and exact solutions of the nonlinear dispersive generalized Benjiamin–Bona–Mahony equations

Nonlinear dispersive generalized Benjiamin–Bona–Mahony equations are studied by using a generalized algebraic method. New abundant families of explicit and exact traveling wave solutions, including triangular periodic, solitary wave, periodic-like, soliton-like, rational and exponential solutions are constructed, which are in agreement with the results reported in other literatures, and some new results are obtained. These solutions will be helpful to the further study of the physical meaning and laws of motion of the nature and the realistic models. The proposed method in this paper can be further extended to the 2+1 dimensional and higher dimensional nonlinear evolution equations or systems of equations.     

Asymptotic solution of nonlocal nonlinear reaction-diffusion Robin problems with two parameters

In this paper, the nonlocal nonlinear reaction-diffusion singularly perturbed problems with two parameters are studied. Using a singular perturbation method, the structure of the solutions to the problem is discussed in relation to two small parameters. The asymptotic solutions of the problem are given.     

BIFURCATIONS OF TRAVELLING WAVE SOLUTIONS FOR GENERALIZED DRINFELD-SOKOLOV EQUATIONS

Ansatz method and the theory of dynamical systems are used to study the traveling wave solutions for the generalized Drinfeld-Sokolov equations. Under two groups of the parametric conditions, more solitary wave solutions, kink and anti-kink wave solutions and periodic wave solutions are obtained. Exact explicit parametric representations of these travelling wave solutions are given.     

Separating Dissipative Pulses: The Exit Manifold

We prove that if a reaction-diffusion equation (in one space dimension) has asymptotically stable, exponentially localized traveling wave solutions then there are solutions of the system which are nearly the linear superposition of two such pulses moving in opposite directions away from one another. Moreover, such solutions are themselves asymptotically stable. This result is meant to complement analytic or numeric studies into interactions of such pulses over finite times which might result in the scenario treated here. Since the pulses are moving in opposite directions, it is not possible to put the problem into a moving reference frame which renders the linear problem autonomous. We overcome this difficulty by embedding the original system in a larger one wherein the linear part can be written as a time independent piece plus another piece which, even though it is non-autonomous and large, has certain properties which allow us to treat it as if it were a small perturbation.     

New solitons and periodic wave solutions for nonlinear physical models

In this paper, an extended tanh method with computerized symbolic computation is used for constructing the traveling wave solutions of coupled nonlinear equations arising in physics. The obtained solutions include solitons, kinks, and plane periodic solutions. The applied method will be used in further works to establish more entirely new solutions for other kinds of nonlinear evolution equations arising in physics.     

Boundary element calculation of shallow water waves

A boundary element method is proposed for studying periodic shallow water problems. The numerical model is based on the shallow water equation. The key feature of this method is that the boundary integral equations are derived using the weighted residual method and the fundamental solutions for shallow water wave problems are obtained by solving the simultaneous singular equations. The accuracy of this method is studied for the wave reflection problem in a rectangular tank. As a result of this test, it has been shown that the number of element divisions and the distribution of nodes are significant to the accuracy. For numerical examples of external problems, the wave diffraction problems due to single cylindrical, double cylindrical and plate obstructions are analysed and compared with the exact and other numerical solutions. Relatively accurate solutions are obtained.     

Bifurcations and exact solutions of an asymptotic rotation-Camassa–Holm equation

This paper investigates the rotation-Camassa–Holm equation, which appears in long-crested shallow-water waves propagating in the equatorial ocean regions with the Coriolis effect due to the earth’s rotation. The rotation-Camassa–Holm equation contains the famous Camassa–Holm equation and is a special case of the generalized Camassa–Holm equation. By using the approach of dynamical systems and singular traveling wave theory to its traveling wave system, in different parameter conditions of the five-parameter space, the bifurcations of phase portraits are studied. Some exact explicit parametric representations of the smooth solitary wave solutions, periodic wave solutions, peakons and anti-peakons, periodic peakons as well as compacton solutions are obtained.

     

Existence,Uniqueness, and Stability of Generalized Traveling Waves in Time Dependent Monostable Equations

The current paper is devoted to the study of traveling wave solutions of spatially homogeneous monostable reaction diffusion equations with ergodic or recurrent time dependence, which includes periodic and almost periodic time dependence as special cases. Such an equation has two spatially homogeneous and time recurrent solutions with one of them being stable and the other being unstable. Traveling wave solutions are a type of entire solutions connecting the two spatially homogeneous and time recurrent solutions. Recently, the author of the current paper proved that a spatially homogeneous time almost periodic monostable equation has a spreading speed in any given direction. This result can be easily extended to monostable equations with recurrent time dependence. In this paper, we introduce generalized traveling wave solutions for time recurrent monostable equations and show the existence of such solutions in any given direction with average propagating speed greater than or equal to the spreading speed in that direction and non-existence of such solutions of slower average propagating speed. We also show the uniqueness and stability of generalized traveling wave solutions in any given direction with average propagating speed greater than the spreading speed in that direction. Moreover, we show that a generalized traveling wave solution in a given direction with average propagating speed greater than the spreading speed in that direction is unique ergodic in the sense that its wave profile and wave speed are unique ergodic, and if the time dependence of the monostable equation is almost periodic, it is almost periodic in the sense that its wave profile and wave speed are almost periodic.     

Remarks on the Perturbation Methods in Solving the Second-Order Delay Differential Equations

The paper presents a study on the validity of perturbation methods, suchas the method of multiple scales, the Lindstedt–Poincaré method and soon, in seeking for the periodic motions of the delayed dynamic systemsthrough an example of a Duffing oscillator with delayed velocityfeedback. An important observation in the paper is that the method ofmultiple scales, which has been widely used in nonlinear dynamics, worksonly for the approximate solutions of the first two orders, and givesrise to a paradox for the third-order approximate solutions of delaydifferential equations. The same problem appears when theLindstedt–Poincaré method is implemented to find the third-orderapproximation of periodic solutions for delay differential equations,though it is effective in seeking for any order approximation ofperiodic solutions for nonlinear ordinary differential equations. Apossible explanation to the paradox is given by the results obtained byusing the method of harmonic balance. The paper also indicates thatthese perturbation methods, despite of some shortcomings, are stilleffective in analyzing the dynamics of a delayed dynamic system sincethe approximate solutions of the first two orders already enable one togain an insight into the primary dynamics of the system.