General method and exact solutions to a generalized variable-coefficient two-dimensional KdV equation

  • Yong Chen*
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Abstract

A general method to uniformly construct exact solutions in terms of special function of nonlinear partial differential equations is presented by means of a more general ansatz and symbolic computation. Making use of the general method, we can successfully obtain the solutions found by the method proposed by Fan (J. Phys. A, 36 (2003) 7009) and find other new and more general solutions, which include polynomial solutions, exponential solutions, rational solutions, triangular periodic wave solutions, soliton solutions, soliton-like solutions and Jacobi, Weierstrass doubly periodic wave solutions. A general variable-coefficient two-dimensional KdV equation is chosen to illustrate the method. As a result, some new exact soliton-like solutions are obtained.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)295-302
Number of pages8
JournalNuovo Cimento della Societa Italiana di Fisica B
Volume120
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2005
Externally publishedYes

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