Dym equation

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In mathematics, and in particular in the theory of solitons, the Dym equation (HD) is the third-order partial differential equation

u_t = u^3u_{xxx}.\,

It is often written in the equivalent form

v_t=(v^{-1/2})_{xxx}.\,

The Dym equation first appeared in Kruskal [1] and is attributed to an unpublished paper by Harry Dym.

The Dym equation represents a system in which dispersion and nonlinearity are coupled together. HD is a completely integrable nonlinear evolution equation that may be solved by means of the inverse scattering transform. It is interesting because it obeys an infinite number of conservation laws; it does not possess the Painlevé property.

The Dym equation has strong links to the Korteweg-de Vries equation.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Kruskal, M. Nonlinear Wave Equations. In J. Moser, editor, Dynamical Systems, Theory and Applications, volume 38 of Lecture Notes in Physics, pages 310-354. Heidelberg. Springer. 1975.

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