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.     

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.     

A study of the solutions of the combined sine–cosine-Gordon equation

We have studied the solutions of the combined sine–cosine-Gordon Equation found by Wazwaz [A.M. Wazwaz, Travelling wave solutions for combined and double combined sine-cosine-Gordon equations by the variable separated ODE method, Appl. Math. Comput. 177 (2006) 755] using the variable separated ODE method. These solutions can be transformed into a new form. We have derived the relation between the phase of the combined sine–cosine-Gordon equation and the parameter in these solutions. Its applications in physical systems are also discussed.     

The Davey–Stewartson equation with sources derived from nonlinear variable separation method

In this paper, by taking the Davey–Stewartson equation as an example, a new construction procedure based on nonlinear variable separation method is presented to obtain nonlinear evolution equations with sources for the first time.     

Multiple-front solutions for the Burgers–Kadomtsev–Petviashvili equation

In this work, we study a completely integrable dissipative equation. The Burgers equation is extended by using the sense of the Kadomtsev–Petviashvili (KP) equation. The new established Burgers–KP equation is studied by using the tanh–coth method to obtain kink solutions and periodic solutions. We also apply the powerful Hirota’s bilinear method to establish exact N-soliton solutions for the derived integrable equation.     

Exp-Function Based Solution of Nonlinear Radhakrishnan,Kundu and Laskshmanan (RKL) Equation

In this work, we implement a relatively new analytical technique, Exp-Function method, for solving special form of generalized nonlinear Radhakrishnan, Kundu and Laskshmanan equation (RKL), which may contain highly nonlinear terms. This method can be used as an alternative to obtain analytic and approximate solutions of different types of differential equations applied in engineering mathematics. Some numerical examples are presented to illustrate the efficiency and reliability of Exp-Function method. It is predicted that Exp-Function method can be found widely applicable in engineering problems.     

Exp-function method for the exact solutions of Sawada-Kotera equation

In this paper, we use the Exp-Function method to construct some exact solutions of generalized Sawada-Kotera equation. It is shown that the Exp-Function method, with the help of symbolic computation, provides a powerful mathematical tool for solving other nonlinear evolution equations arising in mathematical physics.     

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     

New exact solutions to the Fitzhugh–Nagumo equation

By the first integral method, a series of new exact solutions of the Fitzhugh–Nagumo equation have been obtained. It is shown that this method is one of the most effective approaches to obtain the exact solutions of the nonlinear evolution equations, especially for nonintegrable models.     

Solving the generalized Burgers–Huxley equation using the Adomian decomposition method

In this paper, a convergence proof of the Adomian decomposition method (ADM) applied to the generalized nonlinear Burgers–Huxley equation is presented. The decomposition scheme obtained from the ADM yields an analytical solution in the form of a rapidly convergent series. The direct symbolic–numeric scheme is shown to be efficient and accurate.     

On soliton solutions for a generalized Hirota–Satsuma coupled KdV equation

The extended homogeneous balance method is used to construct exact traveling wave solutions of a generalized Hirota–Satsuma coupled KdV equation, in which the homogeneous balance method is applied to solve the Riccati equation and the reduced nonlinear ordinary differential equation, respectively. Many exact traveling wave solutions of a generalized Hirota–Satsuma coupled KdV equation are successfully obtained, which contain soliton-like and periodic-like solutions This method is straightforward and concise, and it can also be applied to other nonlinear evolution equations.     

Conservation laws for Camassa–Holm equation, Dullin–Gottwald–Holm equation and generalized Dullin–Gottwald–Holm equation

In this paper we construct the conservation laws for the Camassa–Holm equation, the Dullin–Gottwald–Holm equation (DGH) and the generalized Dullin–Gottwald–Holm equation (generalized DGH). The variational derivative approach is used to derive the conservation laws. Only first order multipliers are considered. Two multipliers are obtained for the Camassa–Holm equation. For the DGH and generalized DGH equations the variational derivative approach yields two multipliers; thus two conserved vectors are obtained.     

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.     

The decay rates of solutions of generalized Benjamin–Bona–Mahony equations in multi-dimensions

In this paper, we study the decay rates of the generalized Benjamin–Bona–Mahony equations in multi-dimensional space. By using Fourier analysis for low frequencies, and by applying the energy method for high frequencies, we obtain the L₂ convergence rates of the solution when the initial data is in a bounded subset of the phase space . The optimum decay rate is obtained in our results since it is the same as for the heat equation.     

New exact solutions for seventh‐order Sawada–Kotera–Ito,Lax and Kaup–Kupershmidt equations using Exp‐function method

In this work, Exp‐function method is used to solve three different seventh‐order nonlinear partial differential KdV equations. Sawada–Kotera–Ito, Lax and Kaup–Kupershmidt equations are well known and considered for solve. Exp‐function method can be used as an alternative to obtain analytic and approximate solutions of different types of differential equations applied in engineering mathematics. Ultimately this method is implemented to solve these equations and convenient and effective solutions are obtained. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Explicit exact solutions for the (2 + 1)-dimensional Konopelchenko–Dubrovsky equation

In this paper, we construct new explicit exact solutions for the coupled the (2 + 1)-dimensional Konopelchenko–Dubrovsky equation (KD equation) by using a improved mapping approach and variable separation method. By means of the method, new types of variable-separation solutions (including solitary wave solutions, periodic wave solutions and rational function solutions) for the KD system are successfully obtained. The improved mapping approach and variable separation method can be applied to other higher-dimensional coupled nonlinear evolution equations.     

A two-grid method based on Newton iteration for the Navier–Stokes equations

In this paper, we consider a two-grid method for resolving the nonlinearity in finite element approximations of the equilibrium Navier–Stokes equations. We prove the convergence rate of the approximation obtained by this method. The two-grid method involves solving one small, nonlinear coarse mesh system and two linear problems on the fine mesh which have the same stiffness matrix with only different right-hand side. The algorithm we study produces an approximate solution with the optimal asymptotic in h and accuracy for any Reynolds number. Numerical example is given to show the convergence of the method.     

Accurate analytical solutions to nonlinear oscillators by means of the Hamiltonian approach

The purpose of this paper is to apply the Hamiltonian approach to nonlinear oscillators. The Hamiltonian approach is applied to derive highly accurate analytical expressions for periodic solutions or for approximate formulas of frequency. A conservative oscillator always admits a Hamiltonian invariant, H , which stays unchanged during oscillation. This property is used to obtain approximate frequency–amplitude relationship of a nonlinear oscillator with high accuracy. A trial solution is selected with unknown parameters. Next, the Ritz–He method is used to obtain the unknown parameters. This will yield the approximate analytical solution of the nonlinear ordinary differential equations. In contrast with the traditional methods, the proposed method does not require any small parameter in the equation. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Mathematical modeling and control of population systems: Applications in biological pest control

The aim of this paper is to apply methods from optimal control theory, and from the theory of dynamic systems to the mathematical modeling of biological pest control. The linear feedback control problem for nonlinear systems has been formulated in order to obtain the optimal pest control strategy only through the introduction of natural enemies. Asymptotic stability of the closed-loop nonlinear Kolmogorov system is guaranteed by means of a Lyapunov function which can clearly be seen to be the solution of the Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman equation, thus guaranteeing both stability and optimality. Numerical simulations for three possible scenarios of biological pest control based on the Lotka–Volterra models are provided to show the effectiveness of this method.     

Mixed two‐grid finite difference methods for solving one‐dimensional and two‐dimensional Fitzhugh–Nagumo equations

The aim of this paper is to propose mixed two‐grid finite difference methods to obtain the numerical solution of the one‐dimensional and two‐dimensional Fitzhugh–Nagumo equations. The finite difference equations at all interior grid points form a large‐sparse linear system, which needs to be solved efficiently. The solution cost of this sparse linear system usually dominates the total cost of solving the discretized partial differential equation. The proposed method is based on applying a family of finite difference methods for discretizing the spatial and time derivatives. The obtained system has been solved by two‐grid method, where the two‐grid method is used for solving the large‐sparse linear systems. Also, in the proposed method, the spectral radius with local Fourier analysis is calculated for different values of h and Δt. The numerical examples show the efficiency of this algorithm for solving the one‐dimensional and two‐dimensional Fitzhugh–Nagumo equations. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.