Solitary-wave propagation and interactions for a sixth-order generalized Boussinesq equation

Abstract

We study the solitary waves and their interaction for a six-order generalized Boussinesq equation (SGBE) both numerically and analytically. A shooting method with appropriate initial conditions, based on the phase plane analysis around the equilibrium point, is used to construct the solitary-wave solutions for this nonintegrable equation. A symmetric three-level implicit finite difference scheme with a free parameterθis proposed to study the propagation and interactions of solitary waves. Numerical simulations show the propagation of a single solitary wave of SGBE, and two solitary waves pass by each other without changing their shapes in the head-on collisions.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2005
Source ID
10.1155/ijmms.2005.1435

Entities

People

  • Bao-feng Feng
  • Taketomo Mitsui
  • Takuji Kawahara
  • Youn-sha Chan

Organizations

  • Army Research Office
  • Kyoto University
  • Nagoya University
  • University of Houston–Downtown
  • University of Texas–Pan American

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Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Fluid Dynamics.