High‐order local discontinuous Galerkin method for a fractal mobile/immobile transport equation with the Caputo–Fabrizio fractional derivative

In this article, a local discontinuous Galerkin (LDG) method is studied for numerically solving the fractal mobile/immobile transport equation with a new time Caputo–Fabrizio fractional derivative. The stability of the LDG scheme is proven, and a priori error estimates with the second‐order temporal convergence rate and the (k + 1) th order spatial convergence rate are derived in detail. Finally, numerical experiments based on P^k, k = 0, 1, 2, 3, elements are provided to verify our theoretical results.     

Solitons and periodic solutions for the Rosenau–KdV and Rosenau–Kawahara equations

In this work we use the sine–cosine and the tanh methods for solving the Rosenau–KdV and Rosenau–Kawahara equations. The two methods reveal solitons and periodic solutions. The study confirms the power of the two schemes.     

Convergence analysis of an approximation to miscible fluid flows in porous media by combining mixed finite element and finite volume methods

This article deals with development and analysis of a numerical method for a coupled system describing miscible displacement of one incompressible fluid by another through heterogeneous porous media. A mixed finite element (MFE) method is employed to discretize the Darcy flow equation combined with a conservative finite volume (FV) method on unstructured grids for the concentration equation. It is shown that the FV scheme satisfies a discrete maximum principle. We derive L^∞ and BV estimates under an appropriate CFL condition. Then we prove convergence of the approximate solutions to a weak solution of the coupled system. Numerical results are presented to see the performance of the method in two space dimensions. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq, 2008     

Traveling wave solutions of n‐dimensional delayed reaction–diffusion systems and application to four‐dimensional predator–prey systems

This paper deals with the existence of traveling wave solutions for n‐dimensional delayed reaction–diffusion systems. By using Schauder's fixed point theorem, we establish the existence result of a traveling wave solution connecting two steady states by constructing a pair of upper–lower solutions that are easy to construct. As an application, we apply our main results to a four‐dimensional delayed predator–prey system and obtain the existence of traveling wave solutions. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Application of He's variational iteration method and Adomian's decomposition method to Sawada–Kotera–Ito seventh‐order equation

In this article, the Sawada–Kotera–Ito seventh‐order equation is studied. He's variational iteration method and Adomian's decomposition method (ADM) are applied to obtain solution of this equation. We compare these methods together. The study highlights the significant features of the employed methods and its capability of handling completely integrable equations. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 27: 887–897, 2011     

Infinitely many solutions to elliptic systems with critical exponents and Hardy potentials

In this paper, we consider the following elliptic systems with critical Sobolev growth and Hardy potentials: where N ≥ 3, η > 0, λ₁,λ₂ ∈ [0,Λ_N), and is the best Hardy constant. is the critical Sobolev exponent. a₁, a₂, b₁, and b₂ are positive parameters, and α,β > 1 satisfy 2 < α + β < 2*. h(x) ? 0, h(x) ≥ 0, , , and with . By means of the concentration–compactness principle and R. Kajikiya's new version of symmetric mountain pass lemma, we obtain infinitely many solutions that tend to zero. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Exact and explicit solutions to some nonlinear evolution equations by utilizing the (G′/G)-expansion method

In this paper, we demonstrate the effectiveness of the so-called (G′/G)-expansion method by examining some nonlinear evolution equations with physical interest. Our work is motivated by the fact that the (G′/G)-expansion method provides not only more general forms of solutions but also periodic and solitary waves. If we set the parameters in the obtained wider set of solutions as special values, then some previously known solutions can be recovered. The method appears to be easier and faster by means of a symbolic computation system.     

The Hirota’s bilinear method and the tanh–coth method for multiple-soliton solutions of the Sawada–Kotera–Kadomtsev–Petviashvili equation

In this work we derive a new completely integrable dispersive equation. The equation is obtained by combining the Sawada–Kotera (SK) equation with the sense of the Kadomtsev–Petviashvili (KP) equation. The newly derived Sawada–Kotera–Kadomtsev–Petviashvili (SK–KP) equation is studied by using the tanh–coth method, to obtain single-soliton solution, and by the Hirota bilinear method, to determine the N-soliton solutions. The study highlights the significant features of the employed methods and its capability of handling completely integrable equations.     

Some new nonlinear wave solutions and their convergence for the (2+1)‐dimensional Broer–Kau–Kupershmidt equation

We use the bifurcation method of dynamical systems to study the (2+1)‐dimensional Broer–Kau–Kupershmidt equation. We obtain some new nonlinear wave solutions, which contain solitary wave solutions, blow‐up wave solutions, periodic smooth wave solutions, periodic blow‐up wave solutions, and kink wave solutions. When the initial value vary, we also show the convergence of certain solutions, such as the solitary wave solutions converge to the kink wave solutions and the periodic blow‐up wave solutions converge to the solitary wave solutions. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Application of the exp‐function method to nonlinear lattice differential equations for multi‐wave and rational solutions

In this paper, we extend the basic Exp‐function method to nonlinear lattice differential equations for constructing multi‐wave and rational solutions for the first time. We consider a differential‐difference analogue of the Korteweg–de Vries equation to elucidate the solution procedure. Our approach is direct and unifying in the sense that the bilinear formalism of the equation studied becomes redundant. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

General soliton and (semi-)rational solutions to the nonlocal Mel'nikov equation on the periodic background

In this paper, the Hirota's bilinear method and Kadomtsev-Petviashvili hierarchy reduction method are applied to construct soliton, line breather and (semi-)rational solutions to the nonlocal Mel'nikov equation with nonzero boundary conditions. These solutions are expressed as Gram-type determinants. When N is even, soliton, line breather and (semi-)rational solutions on the constant background are derived while these solutions are located on the periodic background for odd N. Regularity of these solutions and their connections with the local Mel'nikov equation are analyzed for proper choices of parameters that appear in the solutions. The dynamics of the solutions are discussed in detail. All possible configurations of soliton and lump solutions are found for . Several interesting dynamical behaviors of semi-rational solutions are observed. It is shown that certain lumps may exhibit fusion and fission phenomena during their interactions with solitons while some lump may change its direction of movement after it collides with solitons.     

A combined finite volume–finite element scheme for the discretization of strongly nonlinear convection–diffusion–reaction problems on nonmatching grids

We propose and analyze in this paper a numerical scheme for nonlinear degenerate parabolic convection–diffusion–reaction equations in two or three space dimensions. We discretize the time evolution, convection, reaction, and source terms on a given grid, which can be nonmatching and can contain nonconvex elements, by means of the cell‐centered finite volume method. To discretize the diffusion term, we construct a conforming simplicial mesh with the vertices given by the original grid and use the conforming piecewise linear finite element method. In this way, the scheme is fully consistent and the discrete solution is naturally continuous across the interfaces between the subdomains with nonmatching grids, without introducing any supplementary equations and unknowns or using any interpolation at the interfaces. We allow for general inhomogeneous and anisotropic diffusion–dispersion tensors, propose two variants corresponding respectively to arithmetic and harmonic averaging, and use the local Péclet upstream weighting in order to only add the minimal numerical diffusion necessary to avoid spurious oscillations in the convection‐dominated case. The scheme is robust, efficient since it leads to positive definite matrices and one unknown per element, locally conservative, and satisfies the discrete maximum principle under the conditions on the simplicial mesh and the diffusion tensor usual in the finite element method. We prove its convergence using a priori estimates and the Kolmogorov relative compactness theorem and illustrate its behavior on a numerical experiment. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq, 2010     

A improved F‐expansion method and its application to Kudryashov–Sinelshchikov equation

On the basis of the F‐expansion method with a new sub‐equation and Exp‐function method, an improved F‐expansion method is introduced. As illustrative examples, the exact solutions expressed by exponential function, hyperbolic function of Kudryashov–Sinelshchikov equation for arbitrary α,β are derived. Some previous results are extended. The method is straightforward, concise and is a promising and powerful method for other nonlinear evolution equations in mathematical physics. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Two classes of asymptotically different positive solutions to advanced differential equations via two different fixed‐point principles

The paper considers a system of advanced‐type functional differential equations where F is a given functional, , r > 0 and x^t(θ) = x(t + θ), θ∈[0,r]. Two different results on the existence of solutions, with coordinates bounded above and below by the coordinates of the given vector functions if t→∞, are proved using two different fixed‐point principles. It is illustrated by examples that, applying both results simultaneously to the same equation yields two positive solutions asymptotically different for t→∞. The equation where a,τ∈(0,∞), a < 1/(τe), are constants can serve as a linear example. The existence of a pair of positive solutions asymptotically different for t→∞ is proved and their asymptotic behavior is investigated. The results are also illustrated by a nonlinear equation. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A note on “The integrable KdV6 equation: Multiple soliton solutions and multiple singular soliton solutions”

The goal of this short note is to provide another kind soliton solutions with Hirota form, which is different from what Wazwaz obtained in [A.M. Wazwaz, The integrable KdV6 equations: Multiple soliton solutions and multiple singular soliton solutions, Appl. Math. Comput. 204 (2008) 963-972]. Meanwhile we newly construct the MKdV6 equation and derive a Miura transformation between KdV6 equation and MKdV6 equation.     

Fully discrete T‐ψ finite element method to solve a nonlinear induction hardening problem

We study an induction hardening model described by Maxwell's equations coupled with a heat equation. The magnetic induction field is assumed a nonlinear constitutional relation and the electric conductivity is temperature‐dependent. The T ‐ψ method is to transform Maxwell's equations to the vector–scalar potential formulations and to solve the potentials by means of the finite element method. In this article, we present a fully discrete T ‐ψ finite element scheme for this nonlinear coupled problem and discuss its solvability. We prove that the discrete solution converges to a weak solution of the continuous problem. Finally, we conclude with two numerical experiments for the coupled system.