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The existence of solutions to Cauchy type problems of linear Riemann-Liouville fractional differential equations with variable coefficients is considered in a space of integrable functions. First, we consider the existence and uniqueness of…
In this paper, we consider a second order nonlinear ordinary differential equation of the form $\ddot{x}+k_1\frac{\dot{x}^2}{x}+(k_2+k_3x)\dot{x}+k_4x^3+k_5x^2+k_6x=0$, where $k_i$'s, $i=1,2,...,6,$ are arbitrary parameters. By using the…
Nonlinear systems of partial differential equations (PDEs) may permit several distinct solutions. The typical current approach to finding distinct solutions is to start Newton's method with many different initial guesses, hoping to find…
A review of selected topics in Hirota's bilinear difference equation (HBDE) is given. This famous 3-dimensional difference equation is known to provide a canonical integrable discretization for most important types of soliton equations.…
In the recent paper by Kudryashov [Commun. Nonlinear Sci. Numer. Simulat., 2009, V.14, 3507-3529] seven common errors in finding exact solutions of nonlinear differential equations were listed and discussed in detail. We indicate two more…
In this paper we present novel integrable symplectic maps, associated with ordinary difference equations, and show how they determine, in a remarkably diverse manner, the integrability, including Lax pairs and the explicit solutions, for…
Determinant formulas for the general solutions of the Toda and discrete Toda equations are presented. Application to the $\tau$ functions for the Painlev\'e equations is also discussed.
We investigate the structure of $\tau$-functions for the elliptic difference Painlev\'e equation of type $E_8$. Introducing the notion of ORG $\tau$-functions for the $E_8$ lattice, we construct some particular solutions which are expressed…
In this paper, we report an interesting integrable equation that has both solitons and kink solutions. The integrable equation we study is $(\frac{-u_{xx}}{u})_{t}=2uu_{x}$, which actually comes from the negative KdV hierarchy and could be…
A recent development in the theory of fractional differential equations with variable coefficients has been a method for obtaining an exact solution in the form of an infinite series involving nested fractional integral operators. This…
This is a write-up of lectures intended for (under)graduate students. Contents: Scalar Ansatz (KP hierarchy). Fermionic Fock space. Fermi-Bose correspondence. KP hierarchy via free fermions. Formal distributions and locality. Operator…
This \textquoteleft research-survey' is meant for beginners in the studies of integrable systems. Here we outline some analytical methods for dealing with a class of nonlinear partial differential equations. We pay special attention to…
This paper mainly contributes to the extension of Noether's theorem to differential-difference equations. For that purpose, we first investigate the prolongation formula for continuous symmetries, which makes a characteristic representation…
We first review the properties of the conventional $\tau$-functions of the KP and Toda-lattice hierarchies. A straightforward generalization is then discussed. It corresponds to passing from differential to finite-difference equations; it…
We introduce the linear operators of fractional integration and fractional differentiation in the framework of the Riemann-Liouville fractional calculus. Particular attention is devoted to the technique of Laplace transforms for treating…
We develop the notions of multiplicative Lie conformal and Poisson vertex algebras, local and non-local, and their connections to the theory of integrable differential-difference Hamiltonian equations. We establish relations of these…
We extend two of the methods previously introduced to find discrete symmetries of differential equations to the case of difference and differential-difference equations. As an example of the application of the methods, we construct the…
This is an elementary and self--contained review of twistor theory as a geometric tool for solving non-linear differential equations. Solutions to soliton equations like KdV, Tzitzeica, integrable chiral model, BPS monopole or Sine-Gordon…
We exhaustively classify the Lie reductions of the real dispersionless Nizhnik equation to partial differential equations in two independent variables and to ordinary differential equations. Lie and point symmetries of reduced equations are…
A new three-dimensional second-order nonlinear wave equation is introduced which passes the Painleve test for integrability and possesses KdV-type multisoliton solutions. Lax integrability of this equation remains unknown.