Finite symmetry transformation groups and exact solutions of konopelchenko-dubrovsky equation

Based on the general direct method developed by Lou et al. [J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 38 (2005) L129], the symmetry group theorem is obtained, from that both the Lie point groups and the non-Lie symmetry groups of the Konopelchenko-Dubrovsky (KD) equation are obtained. From the theorem, some exact solutions of KD equation are derived from a simple travelling wave solution and a multi-soliton solution.