On a Class of Partial Differential Equations and Their Solution via Local Fractional Integrals and Derivatives

Abstract

This article investigates the local fractional generalized Kadomtsev–Petviashvili equation and the local fractional Kadomtsev–Petviashvili-modified equal width equation. It presents traveling-wave transformation in a nondifferentiable type for the governing equations, which translate them into local fractional ordinary differential equations. It also investigates nondifferentiable traveling-wave solutions for certain proposed models, using an ansatz method based on some generalized functions defined on fractal sets. Several interesting graphical representations as 2D, 3D, and contour plots at some selected parameters are presented, by considering the integer and fractional derivative orders to illustrate the physical naturality of the inferred solutions. Further results are also introduced in some details.

Keywords

• partial differential equation
• hyperbolic function
• local fractional derivative
• exact solution
• Kadomtsev–Petviashvili equation