Nonlinear excitations and "peakons" of a (2+1)-dimensional generalized Broer-Kaup system

  • X. Y. Tang*
  • , K. W. Chow
  • , S. Y. Lou
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Shallow water waves and a host of long wave phenomena are commonly investigated by various models of nonlinear evolution equations. Examples include the Korteweg-de Vries, the Camassa-Holm, and the Whitham-Broer-Kaup (WBK) equations. Here a generalized WBK system is studied via the multi-linear variable separation approach. A special class of wave profiles with discontinuous derivatives ("peakons") is developed. Peakons of various features, e.g. periodic, pulsating or fractal, are investigated and interactions of such entities are studied.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)209-214
Number of pages6
JournalActa Mechanica Sinica/Lixue Xuebao
Volume23
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Broer-Kaup system
  • Excitation
  • Peakon
  • Shallow water wave

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