Existence and Orbital Stability of Cnoidal Waves for a 1D Boussinesq Equation

We will study the existence and stability of periodic travelling-wave solutions of the nonlinear one-dimensional Boussinesq-type equation Φtt−Φxx+aΦxxxx−bΦxxtt+ΦtΦxx+2ΦxΦxt=0. Periodic travelling-wave solutions with an arbitrary fundamental period T0 will be built by using Jacobian elliptic function...

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Main Authors: Jaime Angulo, Jose R. Quintero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2007-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/52020
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Summary:We will study the existence and stability of periodic travelling-wave solutions of the nonlinear one-dimensional Boussinesq-type equation Φtt−Φxx+aΦxxxx−bΦxxtt+ΦtΦxx+2ΦxΦxt=0. Periodic travelling-wave solutions with an arbitrary fundamental period T0 will be built by using Jacobian elliptic functions. Stability (orbital) of these solutions by periodic disturbances with period T0 will be a consequence of the general stability criteria given by M. Grillakis, J. Shatah, and W. Strauss. A complete study of the periodic eigenvalue problem associated to the Lame equation is set up.
ISSN:0161-1712
1687-0425