Exact solitary wave solutions of nonlinear wave equations

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Abstract

The hyperbolic function method for nonlinear wave equations is presented. In support of a computer algebra system, many exact solitary wave solutions of a class of nonlinear wave equations are obtained via the method. The method is based on the fact that the solitary wave solutions are essentially of a localized nature. Writing the solitary wave solutions of a nonlinear wave equation as the polynomials of hyperbolic functions, the nonlinear wave equation can be changed into a nonlinear system of algebraic equations. The system can be solved via Wu Elimination or Gröbner base method. The exact solitary wave solutions of the nonlinear wave equation are obtained including many new exact solitary wave solutions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)396-401
Number of pages6
JournalScience in China, Series A: Mathematics
Volume44
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2001

Keywords

  • Exact solitary wave solutions
  • Hyperbolic function method
  • Nonlinear wave equations
  • Travelling wave solutions

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