Nonlocal Symmetry,CTE Solvability and Interaction Solutions of Whitham–Broer–Kaup Equations

Whitham–Broer–Kaup(WBK) equations in the shallow water small-amplitude regime is hereby under investigation. Nonlocal symmetry and Bcklund transformation are presented via the truncated Painlevé expansion.This residual symmetry is localised to Lie point symmetry by the properly enlarged system. The finite symmetry transformation of the prolonged system is computed. Based on the CTE method, WBK equations are linearized and new analytic interaction solutions between solitary waves and cnoidal waves are given with the aid of solutions for the linear equation.