A Direct Proof that Solutions of the Six Painlevé Equations Have No Movable Singularities Except Poles

The Painlevé property of an nth-order differential equation is that no solution has any movable singularities other than poles. This property is strongly indicative of complete integrability (the existence of n ? 1 integrals). However, the usual technique employed to test for the Painlevé property seeks only movable algebraic (or logarithmic) singularities. More general singularities are ignored. But, the six standard Painlevé equations are known to have no such singularities. Painlevé's proof of this is long and laborious; we give here a direct proof.     

The Painlevé Property and Hirota's Method

The connection between the Painlevé property for partial differential equations, proposed by Weiss, Tabor, and Carnevale, and Hirota's method for calculating N-soliton solutions is investigated for a variety of equations including the nonlinear Schrödinger and mKdV equations. Those equations which do not possess the Painlevé property are easily seen not to have self-truncating Hirota expansions. The Bäcklund transformations derived from the Painlevé analysis and those determined by Hirota's method are shown to be directly related. This provides a simple route for demonstrating the connection between the singular manifolds used in the Painlevé analysis and the eigenfunctions of the AKNS inverse scattering transform.     

Symmetry analysis of an integrable reaction–diffusion equation

In this paper, we investigate the invariance and integrability properties of an integrable two-component reaction–diffusion equation. We perform Painlevé analysis for both the reaction–diffusion equation modelled by a coupled nonlinear partial differential equations and its general similarity reduced ordinary differential equation and confirm its integrability. Further, we perform Lie symmetry analysis for this model. Interestingly our investigations reveals a rich variety of particular solutions, which have not been reported in the literature, for this model.     

Singularity analysis and explicit solutions of a new coupled nonlinear Schrödinger type equation

The Painlevé test is performed for a new coupled nonlinear Schrödinger type equation. It is shown that this equation passes the integrability test and is P-integrable. By means of the truncated singular expansions, we construct some novel explicit solutions from the trivial zero solution. Furthermore, the traveling wave solutions are presented by direct quadrature method.     

Lévy-driven Volterra Equations in Space and Time

We investigate nonlinear stochastic Volterra equations in space and time that are driven by Lévy bases. Under a Lipschitz condition on the nonlinear term, we give existence and uniqueness criteria in weighted function spaces that depend on integrability properties of the kernel and the characteristics of the Lévy basis. Particular attention is devoted to equations with stationary solutions, or more generally, to equations with infinite memory, that is, where the time domain of integration starts at minus infinity. Here, in contrast to the case where time is positive, the usual integrability conditions on the kernel are no longer sufficient for the existence and uniqueness of solutions, but we have to impose additional size conditions on the kernel and the Lévy characteristics. Furthermore, once the existence of a solution is guaranteed, we analyze its asymptotic stability, that is, whether its moments remain bounded when time goes to infinity. Stability is proved whenever kernel and characteristics are small enough, or the nonlinearity of the equation exhibits a fractional growth of order strictly smaller than one. The results are applied to the stochastic heat equation for illustration.     

Quicksilver Solutions of a q‐Difference First Painlevé Equation

In this paper, we present new, unstable solutions, which we call quicksilver solutions, of a q‐difference Painlevé equation in the limit as the independent variable approaches infinity. The specific equation we consider in this paper is a discrete version of the first Painlevé equation (qP_I), whose phase space (space of initial values) is a rational surface of type . We describe four families of almost stationary behaviors, but focus on the most complicated case, which is the vanishing solution. We derive this solution's formal power series expansion, describe the growth of its coefficients, and show that, while the series is divergent, there exist true analytic solutions asymptotic to such a series in a certain q‐domain. The method, while demonstrated for qP_I, is also applicable to other q‐difference Painlevé equations.     

Correlation between pole location and asymptotic behavior for Painlevé I solutions

We extend the technique of asymptotic series matching to exponential asymptotics expansions (transseries) and show by using asymptotic information that the extension provides a method of finding singularities of solutions of nonlinear differential equations. This transasymptotic matching method is applied to Painlevé's first equation, P1. The solutions of P1 that are bounded in some direction towards infinity can be expressed as series of functions obtained by generalized Borel summation of formal transseries solutions; the series converge in a neighborhood of infinity. We prove (under certain restrictions) that the boundary of the region of convergence contains actual poles of the associated solution. As a consequence, the position of these exterior poles is derived from asymptotic data. In particular, we prove that the location of the outermost pole x_p(C) on ℝ⁺ of a solution is monotonic in a parameter C describing its asymptotics on anti‐Stokes lines and obtain rigorous bounds for x_p(C). We also derive the behavior of x_p(C) for large C ∈ ℂ. The appendix gives a detailed classical proof that the only singularities of solutions of P1 are poles. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Real Solutions of the First Painlevé Equation with Large Initial Data

We consider three special cases of the initial value problem of the first Painlevé (PI) equation. Our approach is based on the method of uniform asymptotics introduced by Bassom et al. A rigorous proof of a property of the PI solutions on the negative real axis, recently revealed by Bender and Komijani, is given by approximating the Stokes multipliers. Moreover, we build more precise relation between the large initial data of the PI solutions and their three different types of behavior as the independent variable tends to negative infinity. In addition, some limiting form connection formulas are obtained.     

A note on the Painlevé analysis of a (2 + 1) dimensional Camassa–Holm equation

We investigate the Painlevé analysis for a (2 + 1) dimensional Camassa–Holm equation. Our results show that it admits only weak Painlevé expansions. This then confirms the limitations of the Painlevé test as a test for complete integrability when applied to non-semilinear partial differential equations.     

A study of integrability and symmetry for the (p + 1)th Boltzmann equation via Painlevé analysis and Lie‐group method

In this paper,we applied the Painlevé property test on Krook‐Wu model of the nonlinear Boltzmann equation (p = 1). As a result, by using Bäcklund transformation, we obtained three solutions two of them were known earlier, while the third one is new and more general, we have also two reductions one of them is Abel's equation. Also, Lie‐group method is applied to the (p + 1)th Boltzmann equation. The complete Lie algebra of infinitesimal symmetries is established. Three nonequivalent sub‐algebraic of the complete Lie algebra are used to investigate similarity solutions and similarity reductions in the form of nonlinear ordinary equations for (p + 1)th Boltzmann equation; we obtained two general solutions for (p + 1)th Boltzmann equation and new solutions for Krook‐Wu model of Boltzmann equation (p = 1). Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Solitary wave and doubly periodic wave solutions for the Kersten–Krasil’shchik coupled KdV–mKdV system

In this work we devise an algebraic method to uniformly construct solitary wave solutions and doubly periodic wave solutions of physical interest for the Kersten–Krasil’shchik coupled KdV–mKdV system. This system as the classical part of one of superextension of the KdV equation was proposed very recently. The complete integrability, singular analysis and Lax pairs for this system have been found, but its exact solution are still unknown.     

The Generating Function for the Airy Point Process and a System of Coupled Painlevé II Equations

For a wide class of Hermitian random matrices, the limit distribution of the eigenvalues close to the largest one is governed by the Airy point process. In such ensembles, the limit distribution of the k th largest eigenvalue is given in terms of the Airy kernel Fredholm determinant or in terms of Tracy–Widom formulas involving solutions of the Painlevé II equation. Limit distributions for quantities involving two or more near‐extreme eigenvalues, such as the gap between the k th and the ℓth largest eigenvalue or the sum of the k largest eigenvalues, can be expressed in terms of Fredholm determinants of an Airy kernel with several discontinuities. We establish simple Tracy–Widom type expressions for these Fredholm determinants, which involve solutions to systems of coupled Painlevé II equations, and we investigate the asymptotic behavior of these solutions.     

Painlevé analysis,lump-kink solutions and localized excitation solutions for the (3+1)-dimensional Boiti–Leon–Manna–Pempinelli equation

In this paper the (3+1)-dimensional Boiti–Leon–Manna–Pempinelli (BLMP) equation is investigated. The integrability test is performed yielding a positive result. Through the Painlevé–Bäcklund transformation, we derive four types of lump-kink solutions composed of two quadratic functions and N exponential functions. It is shown that fission and fusion interactions occur in the lump-kink solutions. Furthermore, a new variable separation solution with two arbitrary functions is obtained, the localized excitations including lumps, dromions and periodic waves are analyzed by some graphs.     

Solitary wave solution for inhomogeneous nonlinear Schrödinger system with loss/gain

This paper deals with the propagation of solitons in real fibres, governed by the system of inhomogeneous nonlinear Schrödinger (INLS) equations. The Painlevé singularity structure analysis is utilized to check for the integrability of the system and from the analysis, the system is found to admit soliton-type lossless wave propagation. The system is transformed to its homogeneous counterpart using a suitable variable transformation and the soliton solutions are obtained through Bäcklund transformation after constructing the explicit Lax pair for the system. The one-soliton solutions are plotted for different choices of inhomogeneity parameters and the evolutionary characteristics of the solutions are analyzed.     

A new proof of regularity of weak solutions of the <Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-surface equation

Abstract. We give a new proof of a theorem of Bethuel, asserting that arbitrary weak solutions of the H-surface system are locally H?lder continuous provided that H is a bounded Lipschitz function. Contrary to Bethuel's, our proof completely omits Lorentz spaces. Estimates below natural exponents of integrability are used instead. (The same method yields a new proof of Hélein's theorem on regularity of harmonic maps from surfaces into arbitrary compact Riemannian manifolds.) We also prove that weak solutions with continuous trace are continuous up to the boundary, and give an extension of these results to the equation of hypersurfaces of prescribed mean curvature in , this time assuming in addition that decays at infinity like . Received: 10 May 2001 / Accepted: 7 June 2001 / Published online: 18 January 2002 The author gratefully acknowledges the generous support of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and the hospitality of Mathematisches Institut der Universit?t Bonn, where this research has been carried out. In particular, many thanks are due to Professor Stefan Hildebrandt.     

Approximate solutions to the conformable Rosenau-Hyman equation using the two-step Adomian decomposition method with Padé approximation

This paper adopts the Adomian decomposition method and the Padé approximation techniques to derive the approximate solutions of a conformable Rosenau-Hyman equation by considering the new definition of the Adomian polynomials. The Padé approximate solutions are derived along with interesting figures showing both the analytic and approximate solutions.     

Integrability and equivalence relationships of six integrable coupled Korteweg–de Vries equations

In this paper, we investigate the integrability and equivalence relationships of six coupled Korteweg–de Vries equations. It is shown that the six coupled Korteweg–de Vries equations are identical under certain invertible transformations. We reconsider the matrix representations of the prolongation algebra for the Painlevé integrable coupled Korteweg–de Vries equation in [Appl. Math. Lett. 23 (2010) 665‐669] and propose a new Lax pair of this equation that can be used to construct exact solutions with vanishing boundary conditions. It is also pointed out that all the six coupled Korteweg–de Vries equations have fourth‐order Lax pairs instead of the fifth‐order ones. Moreover, the Painlevé integrability of the six coupled Korteweg–de Vries equations are examined. It is proved that the six coupled Korteweg–de Vries equations are all Painlevé integrable and have the same resonant points, which further determines the equivalence among them. Finally, the auto‐Bäcklund transformation and exact solutions of one of the six coupled Korteweg–de Vries equations are proposed explicitly. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Method for Solving the Multidimensional n‐Wave Resonant Equations and Geometry of Generalized Darboux‐Manakov‐Zakharov Systems

The intrinsic geometric properties of generalized Darboux‐Manakov‐Zakharov systems of semilinear partial differential equations (1) for a real‐valued function u(x₁, …, x_n) are studied with particular reference to the linear systems in this equation class. System (1) is overdetermined and will not generally be involutive in the sense of Cartan: its coefficients will be constrained by complicated nonlinear integrability conditions. We derive tools for explicitly constructing involutive systems of the form (1) , essentially solving the integrability conditions. Specializing to the linear case provides us with a novel way of viewing and solving the multidimensional n‐wave resonant interaction system and its modified version. For each integer n≥ 3 and nonnegative integer k, our procedure constructs solutions of the n‐wave resonant interaction system depending on at least k arbitrary functions each of one variable. The construction of these solutions relies only on differentiation, linear algebra, and the solution of ordinary differential equations.     

Nonclassical Symmetries and the Singular Manifold Method: Theory and Six Examples

In this paper we discuss a new approach to the relationship between integrability and symmetries of a nonlinear partial differential equation. The method is based heavily on ideas using both the Painlevé property and the singular manifold analysis, which is of outstanding importance in understanding the concept of integrability of a given partial differential equation. In our examples we show that the solutions of the singular manifold possess Lie point symmetries that correspond precisely to the so-called nonclassical symmetries. We also point out the connection between the singular manifold method and the direct method of Clarkson and Kruskal. Here the singular manifold is a function of its reduced variable. Although the Painlevé property plays an essential role in our approach, our method also holds for equations exhibiting only the conditional Painlevé property. We offer six full examples of how our method works for the six equations, which we believe cover all possible cases.