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Abstract Long time dynamics of the smoothed step initial value problem or dispersive Riemann problem for the Benjamin‐Bona‐Mahony (BBM) equationare studied using asymptotic methods and numerical simulations. The catalog of solutions of the dispersive Riemann problem for the BBM equation is much richer than for the related, integrable, Korteweg‐de Vries equation. The transition width of the initial smoothed step is found to significantly impact the dynamics. Narrow width gives rise to rarefaction and dispersive shock wave (DSW) solutions that are accompanied by the generation of two‐phase linear wavetrains, solitary wave shedding, and expansion shocks. Both narrow and broad initial widths give rise to two‐phase nonlinear wavetrains or DSW implosion and a new kind of dispersive Lax shock for symmetric data. The dispersive Lax shock is described by an approximate self‐similar solution of the BBM equation whose limit asis a stationary, discontinuous weak solution. By introducing a slight asymmetry in the data for the dispersive Lax shock, the generation of an incoherent solitary wavetrain is observed. Further asymmetry leads to the DSW implosion regime that is effectively described by a pair of coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equations. The complex interplay between nonlocality, nonlinearity, and dispersion in the BBM equation underlies the rich variety of nonclassical dispersive hydrodynamic solutions to the dispersive Riemann problem.
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Riemann–Hilbert approach for an initial-boundary value problem of the two-component modified Korteweg-de Vries equation on the half-line
In this work, we investigate the two-component modified Korteweg-de Vries (mKdV) equation, which is a complete integrable system, and accepts a generalization of 4 × 4 matrix Ablowitz–Kaup–Newell-Segur (AKNS)-type Lax pair. By using of the unified transform approach, the initial-boundary value (IBV) problem of the two-component mKdV equation associated with a 4 × 4 matrix Lax pair on the half-line will be analyzed. Supposing that the solution {u1(x, t), u2(x, t)} of the two-component mKdV equation exists, we will show that it can be expressed in terms of the unique solution of a 4 × 4 matrix Riemann–Hilbert problem formulated in the complex λ-plane. Moreover, we will prove that some spectral functions s(λ) and S(λ) are not independent of each other but meet the global relationship.
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- Award ID(s):
- 1664561
- PAR ID:
- 10079100
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Applied mathematics and computation
- Volume:
- 332
- ISSN:
- 1873-5649
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 148-159
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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- https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amc.2018.03.049
