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Symmetries of a class of nonlinear third-order partial differential equations

Clarkson, Peter, Mansfield, Elizabeth L., Priestley, T.J. (1997) Symmetries of a class of nonlinear third-order partial differential equations. Mathematical and Computer Modelling, 25 (8-9). pp. 195-212. ISSN 0895-7177. (doi:10.1016/s0895-7177(97)00069-1) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:18356)

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Abstract

In this paper, we study symmetry reductions of a class of nonlinear third-order partial differential equations (1) U-t - epsilon u(xxt) + 2 kappa u(x) = uu(xxx) + alpha uu(x) + beta u(x)u(xx), where epsilon, kappa, alpha, and beta are arbitrary constants. Three special cases of equation (1) have appeared in the literature, up to some rescalings. In each case, the equation has admitted unusual travelling wave solutions: the Fornberg-Whitham equation, for the parameters epsilon = 1, alpha = -1, beta = 3, and kappa = 1/2, admits a wave of greatest height, as a peaked limiting form of the travelling wave solution; the Rosenau-Hyman equation, for the parameters epsilon = 0, alpha = 1, beta = 3, and kappa = 0, admits a ''compacton'' solitary wave solution; and the Fuchssteiner-Fokas-Camassa-Holm equation,for the parameters epsilon = 1, alpha = -3, and beta = 2, has a ''peakon'' solitary wave solution. A catalogue of symmetry reductions for equation (1) is obtained using the classical Lie method and the nonclassical method due to Bluman and Cole.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1016/s0895-7177(97)00069-1
Uncontrolled keywords: Camassa-Holm equation; group-invariant solution; nonclassical method; symmetry reduction
Subjects: Q Science > QA Mathematics (inc Computing science) > QA377 Partial differential equations
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science
Depositing User: Elizabeth Mansfield
Date Deposited: 25 Oct 2009 11:01 UTC
Last Modified: 09 Mar 2023 11:31 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/18356 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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