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In this article, we introduce two recent results with respect to the integrality and exact solutions of the Fisher type equations and their applications. We obtain the sufficient and necessary conditions of integrable and general meromorphic solutions of these equations by the complex method. Our results are of the corresponding improvements obtained by many authors. All traveling wave exact solutions of many nonlinear partial differential equations are obtained by making use of our results. Our results show that the complex method provides a powerful mathematical tool for solving a great number of nonlinear partial differential equations in mathematical physics. We will propose four analogue problems and expect that the answer is positive, at last.
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1 Introduction
Nonlinear partial differential equations (NLPDEs) are widely used as models to describe many important dynamical systems in various fields of science, particularly in fluid mechanics, solid state physics, plasma physics and nonlinear optics. Exact solutions of NLPDEs of mathematical physics have attracted significant interest in the literature. Over the last years, much work has been done on the construction of exact solitary wave solutions and periodic wave solutions of nonlinear physical equations. Many methods have been developed by mathematicians and physicists to find special solutions of NLPDEs, such as the inverse scattering method [1], the Darboux transformation method [2], the Hirota bilinear method [3], the Lie group method [4], the bifurcation method of dynamic systems [5–7], the sine-cosine method [8], the tanh-function method [9, 10], the Fan-expansion method [11], and the homogenous balance method [12]. Practically, there is no unified technique that can be employed to handle all types of nonlinear differential equations. Recently, Kudryashov et al. [13–16] found exact meromorphic solutions for some nonlinear ordinary differential equations by using Laurent series and gave some basic results. Following their work, the complex method was introduced by Yuan et al. [17–19]. In this article, we survey two recent results with respect to the integrality and exact solutions of the Fisher type equations and their applications. We obtain the sufficient and necessary conditions of integrable and general meromorphic solutions of these equations by the complex method. Our results are of the corresponding improvements obtained by many authors. All traveling wave exact solutions of many nonlinear partial differential equations are obtained by making use of our results. Our results show that the complex method provides a powerful mathematical tool for solving a great number of nonlinear partial differential equations in mathematical physics. We will propose four analogue problems and expect that the answer is positive, at last.
2 Fisher type equations with degree two
In 2013, Yuan et al. [17] derived all traveling wave exact solutions by using the complex method for a type of ordinary differential equations (ODEs)
where A, B, C and D are arbitrary constants.
In order to state these results, we need some concepts and notations.
A meromorphic function means that is holomorphic in the complex plane ℂ except for poles. α, b, c, and are constants which may be different from each other in different place. We say that a meromorphic function f belongs to the class W if f is an elliptic function, or a rational function of , , or a rational function of z.
Theorem 2.1 Suppose that , then all meromorphic solutions w of Eq. (1) belong to the class W. Furthermore, Eq. (1) has the following three forms of solutions:
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(I)
The elliptic general solutions
Here, , , and E are arbitrary.
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(II)
The simply periodic solutions
where , .
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(III)
The rational function solutions
where , .
Equation (1) is an important auxiliary equation, because many nonlinear evolution equations can be converted to Eq. (1) using the traveling wave reduction. For instance, the classical KdV equation, the Boussinesq equation, the -dimensional Jimbo-Miwa equation and the Benjamin-Bona-Mahony equation can be converted to Eq. (1) [17].
In 2013, Yuan et al. [20] employed the complex method to obtain first all meromorphic solutions of the equation
where A, B, C, D, E are arbitrary constants.
Theorem 2.2 Suppose that , then Eq. (2) is integrable if and only if . Furthermore, the general solutions of Eq. (1) are of the following form:
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(i)
If , then we have the elliptic general solutions of Eq. (2)
Here, , , and N are arbitrary.
In particular, which degenerates to the simply periodic solutions
where , .
And the rational function solutions
where , .
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(ii)
If , then the general solutions of Eq. (2)
where , both and are arbitrary constants.
In particular, which degenerates to the one parameter family of solutions
where , .
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(iii)
If , then the general solutions of Eq. (2)
where , and both and are arbitrary constants.
In particular, which degenerates to the one parameter family of solutions
where , .
The Fisher equation with degree two
Consider the Fisher equation
which is a nonlinear diffusion equation as a model for the propagation of a mutant gene with an advantageous selection intensity s. It was suggested by Fisher as a deterministic version of the stochastic model for the spatial spread of a favored gene in a population in 1936.
Set and and drop the primes, then the above equation becomes
By substituting
into Eq. (Fisher) and integrating it, we obtain
It is converted to Eq. (2), where
Three nonlinear pseudoparabolic physical models
The one-dimensional Oskolkov equation, the Benjamin-Bona-Mahony-Peregrine-Burgers equation and the Oskolkov-Benjamin-Bona-Mahony-Burgers equation are the special cases of our Eq. (2).
The one-dimensional Oskolkov equation has the form
where , .
Substituting
into Eq. (Oskolkov) and integrating the equation, we have
It is converted to Eq. (2), where
The Benjamin-Bona-Mahony-Peregrine-Burgers equation is of the form
where α is a positive constant, θ and β are nonzero real numbers.
Substituting
into Eq. (BBMPB), we get
It is converted to Eq. (2), where
The Oskolkov-Benjamin-Bona-Mahony-Burgers equation is of the form
where α is a positive constant, θ is a nonzero real number.
Substituting
into Eq. (OBBMB), we deduce
It is converted to Eq. (2), where
The KdV-Burgers equation
The KdV-Burgers equation is of the form
where α is a constant.
Substituting the traveling wave transformation
into Eq. (KdV-B) and integrating it yields the auxiliary ordinary differential equation
where E is an integral constant. It is converted to Eq. (2), where
3 Fisher type equations with degree three
In 2012, Yuan et al. [21] employed the complex method to find all meromorphic solutions of the auxiliary ordinary differential equations
where A, B, C and D are arbitrary constants.
Theorem 3.1 [21]
Suppose that , then all meromorphic solutions w of Eq. (3) belong to the class W. Furthermore, Eq. (3) has the following three forms of solutions:
-
(I)
The elliptic function solutions
Here, , , and c are arbitrary.
-
(II)
The simply periodic solutions
and
where , , , in the former formula, or , .
-
(III)
The rational function solutions
and
where . , in the former case, or given , , .
In 2013, Yuan et al. [22] considered the following equation:
where A, B, C and D are arbitrary constants. They obtained the following result and gave its two applications.
Theorem 3.2 Suppose that , then all meromorphic solutions w of Eq. (4) belong to the class W. Furthermore, Eq. (4) has the following three forms of solutions:
-
(I)
All elliptic function solutions
where , , , , and E are arbitrary constants.
-
(II)
All simply periodic solutions
and
where . , in the former case, or , ,
-
(III)
All rational function solutions
and
where . , in the former case, or , , .
Very recently, Yuan et al. [23] studied the differential equation
where A, B, C, D are arbitrary constants.
They got the following theorem.
Theorem 3.3 Suppose that , then Eq. (5) is integrable if and only if . Furthermore, the general solutions of Eq. (5) are of the following form:
-
(I)
[21]When , the elliptic general solutions of Eq. (5)
where and are arbitrary. In particular, it degenerates to the simply periodic solutions and rational solutions
and
where and .
-
(II)
When , the general solutions of Eq. (5)
where is the Weierstrass elliptic function, both and are arbitrary constants. In particular, degenerates to the one parameter family of solutions
where .
All exact solutions of Eq. (Newell-Whitehead), the nonlinear Schrödinger Eq. (NLS) and Eq. (Fisher 3) can be converted to Eq. (5) making use of the traveling wave reduction.
The Newell-Whitehead equation
The Newell-Whitehead equation is of the form
where r, s are constants.
Substituting
into Eq. (Newell-Whitehead) gives
It is converted to Eq. (5), where
The NLS equation
The NLS equation is of the form
where α, β are nonzero constants.
Substituting
into Eq. (NLS) gives
It is converted to Eq. (5), where
The Fisher equation with degree three
The Fisher equation with degree three is of the form
Substituting
into Eq. (Fisher 3) gives
It is converted to Eq. (5), where
4 The complex method and some problems
In order to state our complex method, we need some notations and results.
Set , , , . We define a differential monomial denoted by
is called the degree of . A differential polynomial is defined by
where are constants, and I is a finite index set. The total degree is defined by .
We will consider the following complex ordinary differential equations:
where , c are constants, .
Let . Suppose that Eq. (6) has a meromorphic solution w with a pole at . We say that Eq. (6) satisfies the weak condition if substituting Laurent series
into Eq. (6), we can determine p distinct Laurent singular parts as follows:
In order to give the representations of elliptic solutions, we need some notations and results concerning elliptic functions [24].
Let , be two given complex numbers such that , be a discrete subset , which is isomorphic to . The discriminant is , and we have
The Weierstrass elliptic function is a meromorphic function with double periods , , satisfying the equation
where , , and .
The Weierstrass elliptic functions have two successive degeneracies, and we have the addition formula:
-
(i)
Degeneracy to simply periodic functions (i.e., rational functions of one exponential ) according to
(9)if one root is double ().
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(ii)
Degeneracy to rational functions of z according to
if one root is triple ().
-
(iii)
We have the addition formula
(10)
By the above notations and results, we can give the following method, let us call it the complex method, to find exact solutions of some PDEs.
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Step 1. Substituting the transform , into a given PDE gives nonlinear ordinary differential equations (6).
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Step 2. Substitute Eq. (7) into Eq. (6) to determine that the weak condition holds, and pass the Painlevé test for Eq. (6).
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Step 3. Find the meromorphic solutions of Eq. (6) with a pole at , which have integral constants.
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Step 4. By the addition formula of Theorem 4.1 we obtain all meromorphic solutions .
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Step 5. Substituting the inverse transform into these meromorphic solutions , we get all exact solutions of the original given PDE.
Proof of Theorem 2.2 in case By substituting Eq. (7) into Eq. (2) we have , , , , , , , and
For the Laurent expansion (7) to be valid, B satisfies this equation and is an arbitrary constant. Therefore, or or , where . For other B it would be necessary to add logarithmic terms to the expansion, thus giving a branch point rather than a pole.
(i) For , Eq. (2) is completely integrable by standard techniques and the solutions are expressible in terms of elliptic functions (cf. [17]); i.e., the elliptic general solutions of Eq. (2)
Here, , , and N are arbitrary.
In particular, which degenerates to the simply periodic solutions
where , .
And the rational function solutions
where , .
For , we transform Eq. (2) into the autonomous part of the first Painlevé equation. In this way we find the general solutions.
(ii) For , setting , , and substituting in Eq. (2), we find that the equation for is
If we take f and g such that
then Eq. (11) for u is integrable. By (12), one takes and
where , .
Thus Eq. (11) reduces to
The general solutions of Eq. (13) are the Weierstrass elliptic functions , where and are two arbitrary constants.
Therefore, when , the general solutions of Eq. (2)
where both and are arbitrary constants. In particular, by Theorem 4.1 and , degenerates to the one parameter family of solutions
where .
(iii) For , setting , , and substituting in Eq. (2), we obtain that the equation for is
where
where , . The general solutions of Eq. (14) are the Weierstrass elliptic functions , where and are two arbitrary constants.
Therefore, when , we know the general solutions of Eq. (2),
where both and are arbitrary constants. In particular, by Theorem 4.1 and , degenerates to the one parameter family of solutions
where . □
Similarly, in the proof of Theorem 3.3, we transform Eq. (5) into the autonomous part of the second Painlevé equation
Obviously, Eqs. (14) and (15) are also special cases of Eqs. (1) and (3), respectively. We also know that there are six classes of Painlevé equations. Therefore, we ask naturally whether or not there exist other four classes autonomous parts of Painlevé equations could be transformed by , from the related equations; i.e, we propose the following open questions.
Question 4.1 Find all meromorphic solutions of the other four classes autonomous parts of Painlevé equations:
(AP3) ;
(AP4) ;
(AP5) ;
(AP6) ;
where α, β, γ and δ are arbitrary constants.
Question 4.2 Determine the related equations and find their meromorphic general solutions for each of the above equations (AP i ), .
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This work was supported by the NANUM 2014 Grant to the SEOUL ICM 2014 and the Visiting Scholar Program of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Curtin University of Technology when the first author worked as a visiting scholar (200001807894). The first author would like to thank his School, University and Guangzhou Education Bureau for supplying him financial supports such that he has organized the International Workshop of Complex Analysis and its Applications at Guangzhou University successfully. The first author would also like to thank Professor Junesang Choi for inviting him to visit Dongguk University in Republic of Korea and for supplying him some useful information and partial financial aid. This work was completed with the support with the NSF of China (No. 11271090), Tianyuan Youth Fund of the NSF of China (No. 11326083) and NSF of Guangdong Province (S2012010010121), Shanghai University Young Teacher Training Program (ZZSDJ12020), Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (14YZ164) and project (13XKJC01) from the Leading Academic Discipline Project of Shanghai Dianji University. The authors wish to thank the editor and referees for their very helpful comments and useful suggestions.
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Yuan, W., Xiao, B., Wu, Y. et al. The general traveling wave solutions of the Fisher type equations and some related problems. J Inequal Appl 2014, 500 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1186/1029-242X-2014-500
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