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In this overview paper, we show existence of smooth solitary-wave solutions to the nonlinear, dispersive evolution equations of the form \begin{equation*} \partial_t u + \partial_x(\Lambda^s u + u\Lambda^r u^2) = 0, \end{equation*} where…
We show existence of solitary-wave solutions to the equation \begin{equation*} u_t+ (Lu - n(u))_x = 0\,, \end{equation*} for weak assumptions on the dispersion $L$ and the nonlinearity $n$. The symbol $m$ of the Fourier multiplier $L$ is…
We show existence of small solitary and periodic traveling-wave solutions in Sobolev spaces ${\mathrm{H}^s}$, ${ s > 0 }$, to a class of nonlinear, dispersive evolution equations of the form \begin{equation*} u_t + \left(Lu+ n(u)\right)_x =…
We study solitary wave solutions of the fifth-order Korteweg - de Vries equation which contains, besides the traditional quadratic nonlinearity and third-order dispersion, additional terms including cubic nonlinearity and fifth order linear…
Solitary waves in a general nonlinear lattice are discussed, employing as a model the nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation with a spatially periodic nonlinear coefficient. An asymptotic theory is developed for long solitary waves, that span a…
We prove existence and conditional energetic stability of solitary-wave solutions for the two classes of pseudodifferential equations $ u_t+\left(f(u)\right)_x-\left(L u\right)_x=0 $ and $ u_t+\left(f(u)\right)_x+\left(L u\right)_t=0, $…
This paper proves existence and stability results of solitary-wave solutions to coupled nonlinear Schr\"{o}dinger equations with power-type nonlinearities arising in several models of modern physics. The existence of solitary waves is…
We consider approximate, exact, and numerical solutions to the cylindrical Korteweg-de Vries equation. We show that there are different types of solitary waves and obtain the dependence of their parameters on distance. Then, we study the…
We consider a one-dimensional peridynamical medium and show the existence of solitary waves with small amplitudes and long wavelength. Our proof uses nonlinear Bochner integral operators and characterizes their asymptotic properties in a…
We consider a class of pseudodifferential evolution equations of the form $$u_t + (n(u) + Lu)_x = 0,$$ in which $L$ is a linear smoothing operator and $n$ is at least quadratic near the origin; this class includes in particular the Whitham…
We prove the existence of strong and weak solutions to the semilinear wave equation with coefficients depending both on time and space variables, with continuous nonlinearity satisfying the sign condition. The uniqueness is proven under…
In this paper, we first consider the Rosenau equation with the quadratic nonlinearity and identify its Lie symmetry algebra. We obtain reductions of the equation to ODEs, and find periodic analytical solutions in terms of elliptic…
We study the flow of water waves over bathymetry that varies periodically along one direction. We derive a linearized, homogenized model and show that the periodic bathymetry induces an effective dispersion, distinct from the dispersion…
We study the behavior of nonlinear waves in a two-dimensional medium with density and stress relation that vary periodically in space. Efficient approximate Riemann solvers are developed for the corresponding variable-coefficient…
The method of simplest equation is applied for obtaining exact solitary traveling-wave solutions of nonlinear partial differential equations that contain monomials of odd and even grade with respect to participating derivatives. The used…
A new class of solitary waves arises in the solution of nonlinear wave equations with constant impedance and no dispersive terms. They depend on a balance between nonlinearity and a dispersion-like effect due to spatial variation in the…
We consider the nonlinear Klein-Gordon equation in $\R^d$. We call multi-solitary waves a solution behaving at large time as a sum of boosted standing waves. Our main result is the existence of such multi-solitary waves, provided the…
We prove the existence of pure capillary solitary waves for the 2D finite-depth Euler equations with nonzero constant vorticity. In the irrotational case, nonexistence of solitary waves was established by Ifrim--Pineau--Tataru--Taylor, so…
Recently, two different proofs for large and intermediate-size solitary waves of the nonlocally dispersive Whitham equation have been presented, using either global bifurcation theory or the limit of waves of large period. We give here a…
Motivated by the study of matter waves in Bose-Einstein condensates and coupled nonlinear optical systems, we study a system of two coupled nonlinear Schrodinger equations with inhomogeneous parameters, including a linear coupling. For that…