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Transformations between Nonlocal and Local Integrable Equations
Author(s) -
Yang Bo,
Yang Jianke
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
studies in applied mathematics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.164
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1467-9590
pISSN - 0022-2526
DOI - 10.1111/sapm.12195
Subject(s) - integrable system , mathematics , dispersionless equation , nonlinear system , independent equation , mathematical analysis , space (punctuation) , mathematical physics , partial differential equation , physics , kadomtsev–petviashvili equation , burgers' equation , quantum mechanics , linguistics , philosophy
Recently, a number of nonlocal integrable equations, such as the PT ‐symmetric nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) equation and PT ‐symmetric Davey–Stewartson equations, were proposed and studied. Here, we show that many of such nonlocal integrable equations can be converted to local integrable equations through simple variable transformations. Examples include these nonlocal NLS and Davey–Stewartson equations, a nonlocal derivative NLS equation, the reverse space‐time complex‐modified Korteweg–de Vries (CMKdV) equation, and many others. These transformations not only establish immediately the integrability of these nonlocal equations, but also allow us to construct their Lax pairs and analytical solutions from those of the local equations. These transformations can also be used to derive new nonlocal integrable equations. As applications of these transformations, we use them to derive rogue wave solutions for the partially PT ‐symmetric Davey–Stewartson equations and the nonlocal derivative NLS equation. In addition, we use them to derive multisoliton and quasi‐periodic solutions in the reverse space‐time CMKdV equation. Furthermore, we use them to construct many new nonlocal integrable equations such as nonlocal short pulse equations, nonlocal nonlinear diffusion equations, and nonlocal Sasa–Satsuma equations.