6 research outputs found
On a two-parameter extension of the lattice KdV system associated with an elliptic curve
A general structure is developed from which a system of integrable partial
difference equations is derived generalising the lattice KdV equation. The
construction is based on an infinite matrix scheme with as key ingredient a
(formal) elliptic Cauchy kernel. The consistency and integrability of the
lattice system is discussed as well as special solutions and associated
continuum equations.Comment: Submitted to the proceedings of the Oeresund PDE-symposium, 23-25 May
2002; 17 pages LaTeX, style-file include
Solutions of Adler's lattice equation associated with 2-cycles of the Backlund transformation
The BT of Adler's lattice equation is inherent in the equation itself by
virtue of its multidimensional consistency. We refer to a solution of the
equation that is related to itself by the composition of two BTs (with
different Backlund parameters) as a 2-cycle of the BT. In this article we will
show that such solutions are associated with a commuting one-parameter family
of rank-2 (i.e., 2-variable), 2-valued mappings. We will construct the explicit
solution of the mappings within this family and hence give the solutions of
Adler's equation that are 2-cycles of the BT.Comment: 10 pages, contribution to the NEEDS 2007 proceeding
Cauchy problem for integrable discrete equations on quad-graphs
Initial value problems for the integrable discrete equations on quad-graphs
are investigated. A geometric criterion of the well-posedness of such a problem
is found. The effects of the interaction of the solutions with the localized
defects in the regular square lattice are discussed for the discrete potential
KdV and linear wave equations. The examples of kinks and solitons on various
quad-graphs, including quasiperiodic tilings, are presented.Comment: Corrected version with the assumption of nonsingularity of solutions
explicitly state
Continuous Symmetries of Difference Equations
Lie group theory was originally created more than 100 years ago as a tool for
solving ordinary and partial differential equations. In this article we review
the results of a much more recent program: the use of Lie groups to study
difference equations. We show that the mismatch between continuous symmetries
and discrete equations can be resolved in at least two manners. One is to use
generalized symmetries acting on solutions of difference equations, but leaving
the lattice invariant. The other is to restrict to point symmetries, but to
allow them to also transform the lattice.Comment: Review articl