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In mathematics, the Korteweg–de Vries equation (KdV equation for short) is a mathematical model of waves on shallow water surfaces. It is particularly famous as the prototypical example of an exactly solvable model, that is, a non-linear partial differential equation whose solutions can be exactly and precisely specified. The solutions in turn include prototypical examples of solitons. KdV can be solved by means of the inverse scattering transform. The mathematical theory behind the KdV equation is rich and interesting, and, in the broad sense, is a topic of active mathematical research. The equation is named for Diederik Korteweg and Gustav de Vries who studied it in, though the equation first appears in .

Definition

The KdV equation is a nonlinear, dispersive partial differential equation for a function φ of two real variables, space x and time t :
» partial_t phi + partial^3_x phi + 6, phi, partial_x phi =0,,

with ∂x and ∂t denoting partial derivatives with respect to x and t.

Solitons

Consider solutions in which a fixed wave form (given by f(x)) maintains its shape as it travels to the right at phase speed c. Such a solution is given by φ(x,t) = f(x-ct). This gives the ordinary differential equation » -cfrac) = 0
KdV (spherical) displaystyle partial_t u + partial_x^3 u - 6, partial_x u + u/t = 0
KdV (super) displaystyle partial_t u = 6, u, partial_x u - partial_x^3 u + 3, w, partial_x^2 w,displaystyle partial_t w = 3, (partial_x u), w + 6, u, partial_x w - 4, partial_x^3 w
KdV (transitional) displaystyle partial_t u + partial_x^3 u - 6, f(t), u, partial_x u = 0
KdV (variable coefficients) displaystyle partial_t u + eta, t^n, partial_x^3 u + alpha, t^nu, partial_x u= 0
Korteweg-de Vries-Burgers equation displaystyle partial_t u + mu, partial_x^3 u + 2, u, partial_x u - u, partial_x^2 u = 0

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