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We show that a type of linear superposition principle works for several nonlinear differential equations. Using this approach, we find periodic solutions of the Kadomtsev-Petviashvili (KP) equation, the nonlinear Schrodinger (NLS) equation,…
In the context of the emergence of new classes of superposed solutions such as dn2 (x,m) \pm \sqrt m cn(x,m) dn(x,m) for a variety of nonlinear equations we present some additional new ones for the KdV and QNLS equations and show that they…
Even though the KdV and modified KdV equations are nonlinear, we show that suitable linear combinations of known periodic solutions involving Jacobi elliptic functions yield a large class of additional solutions. This procedure works by…
For a large number of nonlinear equations, both discrete and continuum, we demonstrate a kind of linear superposition. We show that whenever a nonlinear equation admits solutions in terms of both Jacobi elliptic functions $\cn(x,m)$ and…
The KdV equation can be derived in the shallow water limit of the Euler equations. Over the last few decades, this equation has been extended to include higher order effects. Although this equation has only one conservation law, exact…
New exact solutions, nonstationary and stationary, of Veselov-Novikov (VN) equation in the forms of linear superpositions of arbitrary number of exact special solutions $u^{(n)}$, $n=1,...,N$ are constructed via $\bar\partial$-dressing…
The nonlinear wave solutions to coupled mKdV equations with variable coefficients are obtained by using the F-expansion method, including 12 kinds of Jacobi elliptic function solutions. In the limit cases, the torsional wave solutions,…
The nonlocal symmetries for the modified Kadomtsev-Petviashvili (mKP) equation are obtained with the truncated Painleve method. The nonlocal symmetries can be localized to the Lie point symmetries by introducing auxiliary dependent…
We present an analytical solution for triad nonlinear evolution equations with modified Schr\"odinger terms. An example for application in compressible water waves is presented.
Based on a superposition method recently proposed to obtain 1-solitary wave solutions of the KdV-Burgers equation \cite{Yua2005}, we show that this method can also be used to find a 2-solitary wave solution of the Novikov-Veselov equation.…
In this paper we use variational methods to establish the existence of solutions for a class of nonlinear elliptic problems involving a combined convolution-type and Hardy nonlinearity with subcritical and critical growth.
We present novel previously unexplored periodic solutions, expressed in terms of Jacobi elliptic functions, for both a coupled $\phi^4$ model and a coupled nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation (NLS) model. Remarkably, these solutions can be…
A complete classification of compacton solutions is carried out for a generalization of the Kadomtsev-Petviashvili (KP) equation involving nonlinear dispersion in two and higher spatial dimensions. In particular, precise conditions are…
We obtain novel periodic as well as hyperbolic solutions of an Ablowitz-Musslimani variant of the coupled nonlocal, nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation (NLS) as well as a coupled nonlocal modified Korteweg-de Vries (mKdV) equation which can be…
We consider the existence and multiplicity of solutions for a class of quasi-linear Schr\"{o}dinger equations which include the modified nonlinear Schr\"{o}dinger equations. A new perturbation approach is used to treat the sub-cubic…
We demonstrate a kind of linear superposition for a large number of nonlinear equations, both continuum and discrete. In particular, we show that whenever a nonlinear equation admits solutions in terms of Jacobi elliptic functions…
There exist two versions of the Kadomtsev-Petviashvili equation, related to the Cartesian and cylindrical geometries of the waves. In this paper we derive and study a new version, related to the elliptic cylindrical geometry. The derivation…
In this paper we present a general framework for solving the stationary nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation (NLSE) on a network of one-dimensional wires modelled by a metric graph with suitable matching conditions at the vertices. A formal…
The nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation (NLSE) is a rich and versatile model, which in one spatial dimension has stationary solutions similar to those of the linear Schr\"odinger equation as well as more exotic solutions such as solitary waves…
We show that the superposition principle applies to coupled nonlinear Schr\"odinger equations with cubic nonlinearity where exact solutions may be obtained as a linear combination of other exact solutions. This is possible due to the…