Conservation laws for some compacton equations using the multiplier approach

AbstractThis paper is an application of the variational derivative method to the derivation of the conservation laws for partial differential equations. The conservation laws for (1+1) dimensional compacton k(2,2) and compacton k(3,3) equations are studied via multiplier approach. Also the conservation laws for (2+1) dimensional compacton Zk(2,2) equation are established by first computing the multipliers

Symmetry and double reduction for exact solutions of selected nonlinear partial differential equations

Amongst the several analytic methods available to obtain exact solutions of non-linear differential equations, Lie symmetry reduction and double reduction technique are proven to be most effective and have attracted researcher from different areas to utilize these methods in their research. In this research, Lie symmetry analysis and double reduction are used to find the exact solutions of nonlinear differential equations. For Lie symmetry reduction method, symmetries of differential equation will be obtained and hence invariants will be obtained, thus differential equation will be reduced and exact solutions are calculated. For the method of double reduction, we first find Lie symmetry, followed by conservation laws using ‘Multiplier’ approach. Finally, possibilities of associations between symmetry with conservation law will be used to reduce the differential equation, and thereby solve the differential equation. These methods will be used on some physically very important nonlinear differential equations; such as Kadomtsev- Petviashvili equation, Boyer-Finley equation, Short Pulse Equation, and Kortewegde Vries-Burgers equations. Furthermore, verification of the solution obtained also will be done by function of PDETest integrated in Maple or comparison to exist literature

Exotic traveling waves for a quasilinear Schr\"odinger equation with nonzero background

We study a defocusing quasilinear Schr\"odinger equation with nonzero conditions at infinity in dimension one. This quasilinear model corresponds to a weakly nonlocal approximation of the nonlocal Gross--Pitaevskii equation, and can also be derived by considering the effects of surface tension in superfluids. When the quasilinear term is neglected, the resulting equation is the classical Gross-Pitaevskii equation, which possesses a well-known stable branch of subsonic traveling waves solution, given by dark solitons. Our goal is to investigate how the quasilinear term affects the traveling-waves solutions. We provide a complete classification of finite energy traveling waves of the equation, in terms of the two parameters: the speed and the strength of the quasilinear term. This classification leads to the existence of dark and antidark solitons, as well as more exotic localized solutions like dark cuspons, compactons, and composite waves, even for supersonic speeds. Depending on the parameters, these types of solutions can coexist, showing that finite energy solutions are not unique. Furthermore, we prove that some of these dark solitons can be obtained as minimizers of the energy, at fixed momentum, and that they are orbitally stable

Comparison of Different Approaches to Construct First Integrals for Ordinary Differential Equations

Different approaches to construct first integrals for ordinary differential equations and systems of ordinary differential equations are studied here. These approaches can be grouped into three categories: direct methods, Lagrangian or partial Lagrangian formulations, and characteristic (multipliers) approaches. The direct method and symmetry conditions on the first integrals correspond to first category. The Lagrangian and partial Lagrangian include three approaches: Noether’s theorem, the partial Noether approach, and the Noether approach for the equation and its adjoint as a system. The characteristic method, the multiplier approaches, and the direct construction formula approach require the integrating factors or characteristics or multipliers. The Hamiltonian version of Noether’s theorem is presented to derive first integrals. We apply these different approaches to derive the first integrals of the harmonic oscillator equation. We also study first integrals for some physical models. The first integrals for nonlinear jerk equation and the free oscillations of a two-degree-of-freedom gyroscopic system with quadratic nonlinearities are derived. Moreover, solutions via first integrals are also constructed

Generalized curvature-matter couplings in modified gravity

In this work, we review a plethora of modified theories of gravity with generalized curvature-matter couplings. The explicit nonminimal couplings, for instance, between an arbitrary function of the scalar curvature $R$ and the Lagrangian density of matter, induces a non-vanishing covariant derivative of the energy-momentum tensor, implying non-geodesic motion and consequently leads to the appearance of an extra force. Applied to the cosmological context, these curvature-matter couplings lead to interesting phenomenology, where one can obtain a unified description of the cosmological epochs. We also consider the possibility that the behavior of the galactic flat rotation curves can be explained in the framework of the curvature-matter coupling models, where the extra-terms in the gravitational field equations modify the equations of motion of test particles, and induce a supplementary gravitational interaction. In addition to this, these models are extremely useful for describing dark energy-dark matter interactions, and for explaining the late-time cosmic acceleration.Comment: 55 pages, to appear as a review paper in a Special Issue of Galaxies: "Beyond Standard Gravity and Cosmology". V2: minor corrections and references added. Matches published versio