A GENERALIZED SCALAR AUXILIARY VARIABLE METHOD FOR THE TIME-DEPENDENT GINZBURG-LANDAU EQUATIONS

This paper develops a generalized scalar auxiliary variable(SAV)method for the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau equations.The backward Euler method is used for discretizing the temporal derivative of the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau equations.In this method,the system is decoupled and linearized to avoid solving the non-linear equation at each step.The theoretical analysis proves that the generalized SAV method can preserve the maximum bound principle and energy stability,and this is confirmed by the numerical result,and also shows that the numerical algorithm is stable.

Nondegenerate solitons of the(2+1)-dimensional coupled nonlinear Schrodinger equations with variable coefficients in nonlinear optical fibers

We derive the multi-hump nondegenerate solitons for the(2+1)-dimensional coupled nonlinear Schrodinger equations with propagation distance dependent diffraction,nonlinearity and gain(loss)using the developing Hirota bilinear method,and analyze the dynamical behaviors of these nondegenerate solitons.The results show that the shapes of the nondegenerate solitons are controllable by selecting different wave numbers,varying diffraction and nonlinearity parameters.In addition,when all the variable coefficients are chosen to be constant,the solutions obtained in this study reduce to the shape-preserving nondegenerate solitons.Finally,it is found that the nondegenerate two-soliton solutions can be bounded to form a double-hump two-soliton molecule after making the velocity of one double-hump soliton resonate with that of the other one.

A new method of new exact solutions and solitary wave-like solutions for the generalized variable coefficients Kadomtsev-Petviashvili equation

Using the solution of general Korteweg-de Vries （KdV） equation, the solutions of the generalized variable coefficient Kadomtsev-Petviashvili （KP） equation are constructed, and then its new solitary wave-like solution and Jacobi elliptic function solution are obtained.

New Multiple Soliton-like and Periodic Solutions for （2＋l）-Dimensional Canonical Generalized KP Equation with Variable Coefficients

In this paper, the generalized ranch function method is extended to （2＋1）-dimensianal canonical generalized KP （CGKP） equation with variable coetfficients. Taking advantage of the Riccati equation, many explicit exact solutions, which contain multiple soliton-like and periodic solutions, are obtained for the （2＋1）-dimensional OGKP equation with variable coetffcients.

Direct Reduction and Exact Solutions for Generalized Variable Coefficients 2D KdV Equation under Some Integrability Conditions

Based on the closed connections among the homogeneous balance （HB） method and Clarkson-KruSkal （CK） method, we study the similarity reductions of the generalized variable coefficients 2D KdV equation. In the meantime it is shown that this leads to a direct reduction in the form of ordinary differential equation under some integrability conditions between the variable coefficients. Two different cases have been discussed, the search for solutions of those ordinary differential equations yielded many exact travelling and solitonic wave solutions in the form of hyperbolic and trigonometric functions under some constraints between the variable coefficients.

EXPLICIT SOLUTIONS TO THE COUPLED KdV EQUATIONS WITH VARIABLE COEFFICIENTS

By means of sn-function expansion method and cn-function expansion method, several kinds of explicit solutions to the coupled KdV equations with variable coefficients are obtained, which include three sets of periodic wave-like solutions. These solutions degenerate to solitary wave-like solutions at a certain limit. Some new solutions are presented.

Exact Solutions of Generalized Burgers-Fisher Equation with Variable Coefficients

The generalized Riccati equation vational expansion method is extended in this paper. Several exact solutions for the generalized Burgers-Fisher equation with variable coefficients are obtained by this method, and some of which are derived for the first time. It is concluded from the results that this approach is simple and efficient even in solving partial differential equations with variable coefficients.

Similarity Solutions for Generalized Variable Coefficients Zakharov-Kuznetsov Equation under Some Integrability Conditions

In this paper, the symmetry method has been carried over to the generalized variable coefficients Zakharov- Kuznetsov equation. The infinitesimal symmetries and the optimal system are deduced and from this optimal system seven basic fields are determined, and for every vector field in the optimal system the admissible forms of the coefficients are found and this also leads us to transform the given equation into partial differential equations in two variables. After using some referenced transformations the mentioned partial differential equations eventually reduce to ordinary differential equations. The search for solutions to those equations has yielded many exact solutions in most cases.

Exact Solutions to the Generalized Dispersive Long Wave Equation with Variable Coefficients

By using the homogeneous balance principle（HBP）, we derive a Backtund transformation（BT） to the generalized dispersive long wave equation with variable coefficients.Based on the BT, we give many kinds of the exact solutions of the equation, such as, singlesolitary solutions, multi-soliton solutions and generalized exact solutions.

Wronskian and Grammian Solutions for Generalized (n + 1)-Dimensional KP Equation with Variable Coefficients

The generalized (n + 1)-dimensional KP equation with variable coefficients is investigated in this paper. The bilinear form of the equation has been obtained by the Hirota direct method. In addition, with the help of Wronskian technique and the Pfaffian properties, Wronskian and Grammian solutions have been generated.

A Coupled Variable Coefficient Modified KdV Equation Arising from a Two-Layer Fluid System

A quite general coupled variable coefficient modified KdV (VCmKdV) equation in a two-layer fluid systemis derived by means of the reductive perturbation method.Making use of the CK's direct method,some similarityreductions of the coupled VCmKdV equation are obtained and their corresponding group explanations are discussed.Some exact solutions of the coupled equations are also presented.

Symmetry Groups and New Exact Solutions to （2＋1）-Dimensional Variable Coefficient Canonical Generalized KP Equation

In this paper, the modified CK＇s direct method to find symmetry groups of nonlinear partial differential equation is extended to （2＋1）-dimensional variable coeffficient canonical generalized KP （VCCGKP） equation. As a result, symmetry groups, Lie point symmetry group and Lie symmetry for the VCCGKP equation are obtained. In fact, the Lie point symmetry group coincides with that obtained by the standard Lie group approach. Applying the given Lie symmetry, we obtain five types of similarity reductions and a lot of new exact solutions, including hyperbolic function solutions, triangular periodic solutions, Jacobi elliptic function solutions and rational solutions, for the VCCGKP equation.

SIMILARITY REDUCTIONS FOR 2+1-DIMENSIONAL VARIABLE COEFFICIENT GENERALIZED KADOMTSEV-PETVIASHVILI EQUATION

With the aid of MATHEMATICA, the direct reduction method,vas extended and applied in 2 + 1-dimensional variable coefficient generalized Kadomtsev-Petviashvili equation( VCGRPE). As a result, several kinds of similarity reductions for VCGKPE are obtained which contain Painleve I, Painleve II and Painleve ni reductions.

GENERAL DECAY FOR A VISCOELASTIC EQUATION OF VARIABLE COEFFICIENTS WITH A TIME-VARYING DELAY IN THE BOUNDARY FEEDBACK AND ACOUSTIC BOUNDARY CONDITIONS

A variable coefficient viscoelastic equation with a time-varying delay in the boundary feedback and acoustic boundary conditions and nonlinear source term is considered.Under suitable assumptions, general decay results of the energy are established via suitable Lyapunov functionals and some properties of the convex functions. Our result is obtained without imposing any restrictive growth assumption on the damping term and the elements of the matrix A and the kernel function g.

EXACT SOLUTIONS FOR GENERAL VARIABLE-COEFFICIENT KdV EQUATION

By asing the nonclassical method of symmetry reductions, the exact solutions for general variable coefficient KdV equation with dissipative loss and nonuniformity terms are obtained. When the dissipative loss and nonuniformity terms don't exist, the multisoliton solutions are found and the corresponding Painleve II type equation for the variable coefficient KdV equation is given.

New Exact Solutions to （2＋1）-Dimensional Variable Coefficients Broer-Kaup Equations

In this paper, using the variable coefficient generalized projected Rieatti equation expansion method, we present explicit solutions of the （2＋1）-dimensional variable coefficients Broer-Kaup （VCBK） equations. These solutions include Weierstrass function solution, solitary wave solutions, soliton-like solutions and trigonometric function solutions. Among these solutions, some are found for the first time. Because of the three or four arbitrary functions, rich localized excitations can be found.

PainlevéAnalysis of Higher Order Nonlinear Evolution Equations with Variable Coefficients

There is a close relationship between the Painlevéintegrability and other integrability of nonlinear evolution equation.By using the Weiss-Tabor-Carnevale(WTC)method and the symbolic computation of Maple,the Painlevétest is used for the higher order generalized non-autonomous equation and the third order Korteweg-de Vries equation with variable coefficients.Finally the Painlevéintegrability condition of this equation is gotten.

New Type of Variable-coefficient KP Equation with Self-consistent Sources and Its Grammian Solutions

New type of variable-coefficient KP equation with self-consistent sources and its Grammian solutions are obtained by using the source generation procedure.

The extended symmetry approach for studying the general Korteweg-de Vries-type equation

The extended symmetry approach is used to study the general Korteweg-de Vries-type （KdV-type） equation. Several variable-coefficient equations are obtained. The solutions of these resulting equations can be constructed by the solutions of original models if their solutions are well known, such as the standard constant coefficient KdV equation and the standard compound KdV--Burgers equation, and so on. Then any one of these variable-coefficient equations can be considered as an original model to obtain new variable-coefficient equations whose solutions can also be known by means of transformation relations between solutions of the resulting new variable-coefficient equations and the original equation.

Validation of general linear modeling for identifying factors associated with Quality of Life: A comparison with structural equation modeling

Purpose: General linear modeling (GLM) is usually applied to investigate factors associated with the domains of Quality of Life (QOL). A summation score in a specific sub-domain is regressed by a statistical model including factors that are associated with the sub-domain. However, using the summation score ignores the influence of individual questions. Structural equation modeling (SEM) can account for the influence of each question’s score by compositing a latent variable from each question of a sub-domain. The objective of this study is to determine whether a conventional approach such as GLM, with its use of the summation score, is valid from the standpoint of the SEM approach. Method: We used the Japanese version of the Maugeri Foundation Respiratory Failure Questionnaire, a QOL measure, on 94 patients with heart failure. The daily activity sub-domain of the questionnaire was selected together with its four accompanying factors, namely, living together, occupation, gender, and the New York Heart Association’s cardiac function scale (NYHA). The association level between individual factors and the daily activity sub-domain was estimated using SEM?and GLM, respectively. The standard partial regression coefficients of GLM and standardized path coefficients of SEM were compared. If?these coefficients were similar (absolute value of the difference -0.06 and -0.07 for the GLM and SEM. Likewise, the estimates of occupation, gender, and NYHA were -0.18 and -0.20, -0.08 and -0.08, 0.51 and 0.54, respectively. The absolute values of the difference for each factor were 0.01, 0.02, 0.00, and 0.03, respectively. All differences were less than 0.05. This means that these two approaches lead to similar conclusions. Conclusion: GLM is a valid method for exploring association factors with a domain in QOL.