Existence of periodic traveling wave solutions to the generalized forced Boussinesq equation

The generalized forced Boussinesq equation, utt−uxx+[f(u)]xx+uxxxx=h0, and its periodic traveling wave solutions are considered. Using the transform z=x−ωt, the equation is converted to a nonlinear ordinary differential equation with periodic boundary conditions. An equivalent relation between the o...

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Main Authors: Kenneth L. Jones, Yunkai Chen
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 1999-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171299226439
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description The generalized forced Boussinesq equation, utt−uxx+[f(u)]xx+uxxxx=h0, and its periodic traveling wave solutions are considered. Using the transform z=x−ωt, the equation is converted to a nonlinear ordinary differential equation with periodic boundary conditions. An equivalent relation between the ordinary differential equation and a Hammerstein type integral equation is then established by using the Green's function method. This integral equation generates compact operators in a Banach space of real-valued continuous periodic functions with a given period 2T. The Schauder's fixed point theorem is then used to prove the existence of solutions to the integral equation. Therefore, the existence of nonconstant periodic traveling wave solutions to the generalized forced Boussinesq equation is established.
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spellingShingle Kenneth L. Jones
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Existence of periodic traveling wave solutions to the generalized forced Boussinesq equation
International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
Existence theorem
periodic traveling wave solutions
generalized forced Boussinesq equation.
title Existence of periodic traveling wave solutions to the generalized forced Boussinesq equation
title_full Existence of periodic traveling wave solutions to the generalized forced Boussinesq equation
title_fullStr Existence of periodic traveling wave solutions to the generalized forced Boussinesq equation
title_full_unstemmed Existence of periodic traveling wave solutions to the generalized forced Boussinesq equation
title_short Existence of periodic traveling wave solutions to the generalized forced Boussinesq equation
title_sort existence of periodic traveling wave solutions to the generalized forced boussinesq equation
topic Existence theorem
periodic traveling wave solutions
generalized forced Boussinesq equation.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171299226439
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