Mathematics (Nov 2021)

Exact Solutions and Conservation Laws of a Generalized (1 + 1) Dimensional System of Equations via Symbolic Computation

  • Sivenathi Oscar Mbusi,
  • Ben Muatjetjeja,
  • Abdullahi Rashid Adem

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/math9222916
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 22
p. 2916

Abstract

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The aim of this paper is to compute the exact solutions and conservation of a generalized (1 + 1) dimensional system. This can be achieved by employing symbolic manipulation software such as Maple, Mathematica, or MATLAB. In theoretical physics and in many scientific applications, the mentioned system naturally arises. Time, space, and scaling transformation symmetries lead to novel similarity reductions and new exact solutions. The solutions obtained include solitary waves and cnoidal and snoidal waves. The familiarity of closed-form solutions of nonlinear ordinary and partial differential equations enables numerical solvers and supports stability analysis. Although many efforts have been dedicated to solving nonlinear evolution equations, there is no unified method. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that Lie point symmetry analysis in conjunction with an ansatz method has been applied on this underlying equation. It should also be noted that the methods applied in this paper give a unique solution set that differs from the newly reported solutions. In addition, we derive the conservation laws of the underlying system. It is also worth mentioning that this is the first time that the conservation laws for the equation under study are derived.

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