We consider the weakly dissipative and weakly dispersive Burgers-Hopf-Korteweg-de-Vries equation with the diffusion coefficient ε and the dispersion rate δ in the range δ/ε → 0. We study the travelling wave connecting u(−∞) = 1 to u(+∞) = 0 and show that it converges strongly to the entropic shock profile as ε, δ → 0. Key-words Travelling waves, moderate dispersion, Korteweg de Vries equation, ...

A bridge going from Wronskian solutions to generalized Wronskian solutions of the Korteweg-de Vries equation is built. It is then shown that generalized Wronskian solutions can be viewed as Wronskian solutions. The idea is used to generate positons, negatons and their interaction solutions to the Korteweg-de Vries equation. Moreover, general positons and negatons are constructed through the Wro...

In recent publications [Chaos, Solitons Fractals 12 (2001) 2283; Int. J. Appl. Math. 3 (4) (2000) 361], we have dealt with the numerical solutions of the Korteweg–De-Vries (KDV) and modified Korteweg–De-Vries (MKDV) equations. We extend this study to a more general nonlinear equation, which is the general Korteweg–De-Vries (GKDV) equation, in which the previous studies is a special case of it. ...

Exact and approximate solutions of the initial-boundary value problem for the Korteweg-de Vries equation on the semi-infinite line are found. These solutions are found for both constant and time-dependent boundary values. The form of the solution is found to depend markedly on the specific boundary and initial value. In particular, multiple solutions and nonsteady solutions are possible. The an...

In this study we propose a space and time-accurate numerical method for Korteweg– de Vries equation. In deriving the computational scheme, Taylor generalized Euler time discretization is performed prior to wavelet based Galerkin spatial approximation. This leads to the implicit system which can also be solved by explicit algorithms. Korteweg– de Vries equation is also solved by a operator split...

Abstract: New exact solutions of some important nonlinear partial differential equations in one and two dimensions are obtained by using the direct algebraic method. The applicability of the method is demonstrated by applying it for the equal width wave (EW) equation, modified equal width wave (MEW) equation, improved Korteweg de Vries (IKdV) equation, modified regularized long wave (MRLW) equa...

When a system supports two distinct long-wave modes with nearly coincident phase speeds, the weakly nonlinear and linear dispersion unfolding generically leads to two coupled Korteweg-de Vries equations. In this paper, we review the derivation of such systems in stratified fluids, extending previous studies by allowing for background shear flows. Coupled Korteweg-de Vries systems have very rich...

In this paper, we investigate the spectral instability of periodic traveling wave solutions of the generalized Korteweg-de Vries equation to long wavelength transverse perturbations in the generalized Kadomtsev-Petviashvili equation. By analyzing high and low frequency limits of the appropriate periodic Evans function, we derive an orientation index which yields sufficient conditions for such a...

In this paper we establish a method to obtain the stability of periodic travelling-wave solutions for equations of Korteweg–de Vries-type ut + uux − Mux = 0, with M being a general pseudodifferential operator and where p ≥ 1 is an integer. Our approach uses the theory of totally positive operators, the Poisson summation theorem, and the theory of Jacobi elliptic functions. In particular we obta...

We consider an extended Korteweg-de Vries (eKdV) equation, the usual Korteweg-de Vries equation with inclusion of an additional cubic nonlinearity. We investigate the statistical behaviour of flat-top solitary waves described by an eKdV equation in the presence of weak dissipative disorder in the linear growth/damping term. With the weak disorder in the system, the amplitude of solitary wave ra...