Regular And Singular Pulse And Front Solutions And Possible Isochronous Behavior In The Short-Pulse Equation: Phase-Plane, Multi-Infinite Series And Variational Approaches

Keywords

Homoclinic and heteroclinic orbits; Singular solutions; SPE and generalized SPE equations; Traveling waves; Variational solitary waves

Abstract

In this paper we employ three recent analytical approaches to investigate the possible classes of traveling wave solutions of some members of a family of so-called short-pulse equations (SPE). A recent, novel application of phase-plane analysis is first employed to show the existence of breaking kink wave solutions in certain parameter regimes. Secondly, smooth traveling waves are derived using a recent technique to derive convergent multi-infinite series solutions for the homoclinic (heteroclinic) orbits of the traveling-wave equations for the SPE equation, as well as for its generalized version with arbitrary coefficients. These correspond to pulse (kink or shock) solutions respectively of the original PDEs. We perform many numerical tests in different parameter regime to pinpoint real saddle equilibrium points of the corresponding traveling-wave equations, as well as ensure simultaneous convergence and continuity of the multi-infinite series solutions for the homoclinic/heteroclinic orbits anchored by these saddle points. Unlike the majority of unaccelerated convergent series, high accuracy is attained with relatively few terms. And finally, variational methods are employed to generate families of both regular and embedded solitary wave solutions for the SPE PDE. The technique for obtaining the embedded solitons incorporates several recent generalizations of the usual variational technique and it is thus topical in itself. One unusual feature of the solitary waves derived here is that we are able to obtain them in analytical form (within the assumed ansatz for the trial functions). Thus, a direct error analysis is performed, showing the accuracy of the resulting solitary waves. Given the importance of solitary wave solutions in wave dynamics and information propagation in nonlinear PDEs, as well as the fact that not much is known about solutions of the family of generalized SPE equations considered here, the results obtained are both new and timely. © 2014 Elsevier B.V.

Publication Date

1-1-2015

Publication Title

Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation

Volume

20

Issue

2

Number of Pages

375-388

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cnsns.2014.06.011

Socpus ID

84906788584 (Scopus)

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