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On critical behaviour in generalized Kadomtsev-Petviashvili equations
2016
International audience; An asymptotic description of the formation of dispersive shock waves in solutions to the generalized Kadomtsev–Petviashvili (KP) equation is conjectured. The asymptotic description based on a multiscales expansion is given in terms of a special solution to an ordinary differential equation of the Painlevé I hierarchy. Several examples are discussed numerically to provide strong evidence for the validity of the conjecture. The numerical study of the long time behaviour of these examples indicates persistence of dispersive shock waves in solutions to the (subcritical) KP equations, while in the supercritical KP equations a blow-up occurs after the formation of the disp…
The Hamilton–Jacobi Equation
2001
We already know that canonical transformations are useful for solving mechanical problems. We now want to look for a canonical transformation that transforms the 2N coordinates (q i , p i ) to 2N constant values (Q i , P i ), e.g., to the 2N initial values \((q_{i}^{0},p_{i}^{0})\) at time t = 0. Then the problem would be solved, q = q(q0, p0, t), p = p(q0, p0, t).
Discrete KP Equation and Momentum Mapping of Toda System
2003
Abstract A new approach to discrete KP equation is considered, starting from the Gelfand-Zakhharevich theory for the research of Casimir function for Toda Poisson pencil. The link between the usual approach through the use of discrete Lax operators, is emphasized. We show that these two different formulations of the discrete KP equation are equivalent and they are different representations of the same equations. The relation between the two approaches to the KP equation is obtained by a change of frame in the space of upper truncated Laurent series and translated into the space of shift operators.
Integrating the Kadomtsev-Petviashvili Equation in the 1+3 Dimensions VIA the Generalised Monge-Ampère Equation: An Example of Conditioned Painlevé T…
1994
Numerical study of shock formation in the dispersionless Kadomtsev-Petviashvili equation and dispersive regularizations
2013
The formation of singularities in solutions to the dispersionless Kadomtsev-Petviashvili (dKP) equation is studied numerically for different classes of initial data. The asymptotic behavior of the Fourier coefficients is used to quantitatively identify the critical time and location and the type of the singularity. The approach is first tested in detail in 1+1 dimensions for the known case of the Hopf equation, where it is shown that the break-up of the solution can be identified with prescribed accuracy. For dissipative regularizations of this shock formation as the Burgers' equation and for dispersive regularizations as the Korteweg-de Vries equation, the Fourier coefficients indicate as …
A FAMILY OF THE SPIRAL SOLUTIONS OF THE NONLINEAR KLEIN‐GORDON EQUATION
1998
A family of the functions, intended for a construction the exact travelling wave solutions of nonlinear partial differential equations, is given. Exact solutions of the Klein‐Gordon equation with a special potential are obtained. The behavior of complex and hypercomplex solutions of the second order is presented. First Published Online: 14 Oct 2010
Real lattices modelled by the nonlinear Schrödinger equation and its generalizations
2006
We present the analysis of two dimerized lattices : a bi-inductance electrical network with macroscopic wave modes, an antiferromagnetic chain whith microscopic spin waves. Using the multiple scale technique of reductive perturbation we show that the original discrete equations of motion can be reduced to a Nonlinear Schrodinger equation with complex coefficients for the first system and two coupled Nonlinear Schrodinger equations for the second system. The possible solutions of these equations are discussed in relation with our numerical simulations and real experiments.
Shock formation in the dispersionless Kadomtsev-Petviashvili equation
2016
The dispersionless Kadomtsev-Petviashvili (dKP) equation $(u_t+uu_x)_x=u_{yy}$ is one of the simplest nonlinear wave equations describing two-dimensional shocks. To solve the dKP equation we use a coordinate transformation inspired by the method of characteristics for the one-dimensional Hopf equation $u_t+uu_x=0$. We show numerically that the solutions to the transformed equation do not develop shocks. This permits us to extend the dKP solution as the graph of a multivalued function beyond the critical time when the gradients blow up. This overturned solution is multivalued in a lip shape region in the $(x,y)$ plane, where the solution of the dKP equation exists in a weak sense only, and a…
Numerical study of the Kadomtsev–Petviashvili equation and dispersive shock waves
2018
A detailed numerical study of the long time behaviour of dispersive shock waves in solutions to the Kadomtsev-Petviashvili (KP) I equation is presented. It is shown that modulated lump solutions emerge from the dispersive shock waves. For the description of dispersive shock waves, Whitham modulation equations for KP are obtained. It is shown that the modulation equations near the soliton line are hyperbolic for the KPII equation while they are elliptic for the KPI equation leading to a focusing effect and the formation of lumps. Such a behaviour is similar to the appearance of breathers for the focusing nonlinear Schrodinger equation in the semiclassical limit.