NONLINEAR STABILITY OF PLANAR SHOCK PROFILES FOR THE GENERALIZED KdV-BURGERS EQUATION IN SEVERAL DIMENSIONS

This paper is concerned with the nonlinear stability of planar shock profiles to the Cauchy problem of the generalized KdV-Burgers equation in two dimensions. Our analysis is based on the energy method developed by Goodman [5] for the nonlinear stability of scalar viscous shock profiles to scalar viscous conservation laws and some new decay estimates on the planar shock profiles of the generalized KdV-Burgers equation.

Reductions and conserved quantities for discrete compound KdV-Burgers equations

We present two methods to reduce the discrete compound KdV-Burgers equation, which are reductions of the independent and dependent variables： the translational invariant method has been applied in order to reduce the independent variables; and a discrete spectral matrix has been introduced to reduce the number of dependent variables. Based on the invariance of a discrete compound KdV-Burgers equation under infinitesimal transformation with respect to its dependent and independent variables, we present the determining equations of transformation Lie groups for the KdV-Burgers equation and use the characteristic equations to obtain new forms of invariants.

The KdV-Burgers equation in a modified speed gradient continuum model

Based on the full velocity difference model, Jiang et al. put forward the speed gradient model through the micromacro linkage （Jiang R, Wu Q S and Zhu Z J 2001 Chin. Sci. Bull 46 345 and Jiang R, Wu Q S and Zhu Z J 2002 Trans. Res. B 36 405）. In this paper, the Taylor expansion is adopted to modify the model. The backward travel problem is overcome by our model, which exists in many higher-order continuum models. The neutral stability condition of the model is obtained through the linear stability analysis. Nonlinear analysis shows clearly that the density fluctuation in traffic flow leads to a variety of density waves. Moreover, the Korteweg-de Vries-Burgers （KdV-Burgers） equation is derived to describe the traffic flow near the neutral stability line and the corresponding solution for traffic density wave is derived. The numerical simulation is carried out to investigate the local cluster effects. The results are consistent with the realistic traffic flow and also further verify the results of nonlinear analysis.

BOUNDARY CONTROL OF MKDV-BURGERS EQUATION

The boundary control of MKdV-Burgers equation was considered by feedback control on the domain [0,1]. The existence of the solution of MKdV-Burgers equation with the feedback control law was proved. On the base, priori estimates for the solution was given. At last, the existence of the weak solution of MKdV-Burgers equation was proved and the global-exponential and asymptotic stability of the solution of MKdV-Burgers equation was given.

Initial-value Problems for Extended KdV-Burgers Equations via Generalized Conditional Symmetries

We classify initial-value problems for extended KdV-Burgers equations via generalized conditional symmetries. These equations can be reduced to Cauchy problems for some systems of first-order ordinary differential equations. The obtained reductions cannot be derived within the framework of the standard Lie approach.

STABILITY OF THE RAREFACTION WAVE FOR THE GENERALIZED KDV-BURGERS EQUATION

This paper is concerned with the stability of the rarefaction wave for the generalized KdV-Burgers equation [GRAPHICS] Roughly speaking, under the assumption that u(-) < u(+), the solution u(x, t) to Cauchy problem (1) satisfying (sup)(x&ISIN;R)\u(x, t) - u(R)(x/t)\ --> 0 as t --> infinity, where u(R)(x/t) is the rarefaction wave of the non-viscous Burgers equation u(t) + f(u)(x) = 0 with Riemann initial data [GRAPHICS]

New Travelling Wave Solutions to Compound KdV-Burgers Equation

The compound KdV-Burgers equation and combined KdV-mKdV equation are real physical models concerning many branches in physics.In this paper,applying the improved trigonometric function method to these equations,rich explicit and exact travelling wave solutions,which contain solitary-wave solutions,periodic solutions,and combined formal solitary-wave solutions,are obtained.

Approximate Generalized Conditional Symmetries for the Perturbed General KdV-Burgers Equation

The approximate generalized conditional symmetry （AGCS） approach we previously proposed [Chin. Phys.Lett. 23 （2006） 527] is applied to study the perturbed general KdV-Burgers （KdVB） equation. Complete classification of those perturbed general KdVB equations which admit certain types of A GCSs is obtained. Approximate solutions to the perturbed equations can be derived from the corresponding unperturbed ones.

Anti-periodic traveling wave solution to a forced two-dimensional generalized KdV-Burgers equation

The anti-periodic traveling wave solutions to a forced two-dimensional generalized KdV-Burgers equation are studied. Some theorems concerning the boundness, existence and uniqueness of the solution to this equation are proved.

Infinite series symmetry reduction solutions to the modified KdV-Burgers equation

From the point of view of approximate symmetry, the modified Korteweg-de Vries-Burgers （mKdV-Burgers） equation with weak dissipation is investigated. The symmetry of a system of the corresponding partial differential equations which approximate the perturbed mKdV-Burgers equation is constructed and the corresponding general approximate symmetry reduction is derived; thereby infinite series solutions and general formulae can be obtained. The obtained result shows that the zero-order similarity solution to the mKdV-Burgers equation satisfies the Painleve II equation. Also, at the level of travelling wave reduction, the general solution formulae are given for any travelling wave solution of an unperturbed mKdV equation. As an illustrative example, when the zero-order tanh profile solution is chosen as an initial approximate solution, physically approximate similarity solutions are obtained recursively under the appropriate choice of parameters occurring during computation.

A Lattice Boltzmann Model and Simulation of KdV-Burgers Equation

A lattice Boltzmann model of KdV-Burgers equation is derived by using the single-relaxation form of the lattice Boltzmann equation. With the present model, we simulate the traveling-wave solutions, the solitary-wave solutions, and the sock-wave solutions of KdV-Burgers equation, and calculate the decay factor and the wavelength of the sock-wave solution, which has exponential decay. The numerical results agree with the analytical solutions quite well.

A meshless method for the compound KdV-Burgers equation

The element-free Galerkin （EFG） method for numerically solving the compound Korteweg-de Vries-Burgers （KdVB） equation is discussed in this paper. The Galerkin weak form is used to obtain the discrete equation and the essential boundary conditions are enforced by the penalty method. The effectiveness of the EFG method of solving the compound Korteweg-de Vries-Burgers （KdVB） equation is illustrated by three numerical examples.

A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE TRAVELLING WAVE SOLUTION OF THE KdV-BURGERS EQUATION

By using the methods of mathematics analysis, we investigate the travelling wave solution of the KdVB equation under the assumption We prove that the travelling wave solution is quantitatively similar to the corresponding Burgers shock wave. Then we prove that the absolute error of the general asymptotic expansion is high order quantity of the small parameter

Exact Solutions of the Wick-typ e KdV-Burgers Equation

In this paper,we consider the wick-type Kd V-Burgers equation with variable coefficients. By using Tanh method with the aid of Hermite transformation, we deduce the exact solutions which include hyperbolic-exponential, trigonometric-exponential and exponential function solutions for the considered equation.

Non-Lie Symmetry Group and New Exact Solutions for the Two-Dimensional KdV-Burgers Equation

By using the modified Clarkson–Kruskal(CK)direct method,we obtain the non-Lie symmetry group of the two-dimensional KdV-Burgers equation.Under some constraint conditions,Lie point symmetry is also obtained.Through the symmetry group,some new exact solutions of the two-dimensional KdV-Burgers equation are found.

Some New Solitary Wave Solutions to a Compound KdV-Burgers Equation

In terms of the solutions of an auxiliary ordinary differential equation,a new algebraic method,whichcontains the terms of first-order derivative of functions f (ξ),is constructed to explore the new solitary wave solutions fornonlinear evolution equations.The method is applied to a compound KdV-Burgers equation,and abundant new solitarywave solutions are obtained.The algorithm is also applicable to a large variety of nonlinear evolution equations.

Approximate Damped Oscillatory Solutions for Compound KdV-Burgers Equation and Their Error Estimates

In this paper, we focus on studying approximate solutions of damped oscillatory solutions of the compound KdV-Burgers equation and their error estimates. We employ the theory of planar dynamical systems to study traveling wave solutions of the compound KdV-Burgers equation. We obtain some global phase portraits under different parameter conditions as well as the existence of bounded traveling wave solutions. Furthermore, we investigate the relations between the behavior of bounded traveling wave solutions and the dissipation coefficient r of the equation. We obtain two critical values of r, and find that a bounded traveling wave appears as a kink profile solitary wave if │r│ is greater than or equal to some critical value, while it appears as a damped oscillatory wave if │r│is less than some critical value. By means of analysis and the undetermined coefficients method, we find that the compound KdV-Burgers equation only has three kinds of bell profile solitary wave solutions without dissipation. Based on the above discussions and according to the evolution relations of orbits in the global phase portraits, we obtain all approximate damped oscillatory solutions by using the undetermined coefficients method. Finally, using the homogenization principle, we establish the integral equations reflecting the relations between exact solutions and approximate solutions of damped oscillatory solutions. Moreover, we also give the error estimates for these approximate solutions.

Some Modified Equations of the Sine-Hilbert Type

Three modified sine-Hilbert(sH)-type equations, i.e., the modified sH equation, the modified damped sH equation, and the modified nonlinear dissipative system, are proposed, and their bilinear forms are provided.Based on these bilinear equations, some exact solutions to the three modified equations are derived.

EXACT SOLUTIONS TO KdV-BURGERS EQUATION USING THE ENHANCED MODIFIED SIMPLE EQUATION METHOD

It is known that many physical phenomenons can be described by the KdV-Burgers equation. By the enhanced modifed simple equation method, we obtain the exact solutions with variable coefcients involving parameters to KdV-Burgers equation, and some new exact solutions are gained. When these parameters are taken special values, the solitary wave solutions are derived from the exact solutions. It is shown that the proposed method provides a more powerful mathematical tool for solving nonlinear evolution equations in mathematical physics.