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Riemann-Hilbert approach for the nonlocal modified Korteweg-de Vries equation with a step-like oscillating background

Analysis of PDEs 2026-01-23 v1

Abstract

This work focuses on the Cauchy problem for the nonlocal modified Korteweg-de Vries equation ut(x,t)+6u(x,t)u(x,t)ux(x,t)+uxxx(x,t)=0, u_t(x,t)+6u(x,t)u(-x,-t)u_x(x,t)+u_{xxx}(x,t)=0, with the oscillating step-like boundary conditions: u(x,t)0u(x,t)\to 0 as xx\to-\infty and u(x,t)Acos(2Bx+8B3t)u(x,t)\backsimeq A\cos(2Bx+8B^3t) as xx\to\infty, where A,B>0A,B>0 are arbitrary constants. The main goal is to develop the Riemann-Hilbert formalism for this problem, paying a particular attention to the case of the ``pure oscillating step'' initial data, that is u(x,0)=0u(x,0)=0 for x<0x<0 and u(x,0)=Acos(2Bx)u(x,0)=A\cos(2Bx) for x0x\geq0. Also, we derive three new families of two-soliton solutions, which correspond to the values of AA and BB satisfying B<A4B<\frac{A}{4}, B>A4B>\frac{A}{4}, and B=A4B=\frac{A}{4}.

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@article{arxiv.2601.15841,
  title  = {Riemann-Hilbert approach for the nonlocal modified Korteweg-de Vries equation with a step-like oscillating background},
  author = {Yan Rybalko},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.15841},
  year   = {2026}
}