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The lump solution is one of the exact solutions of the nonlinear evolution equation. In this paper, we study the lump solution and lump-type solutions of (2+1)-dimensional dissipative Ablowitz–Kaup–Newell–Segure (AKNS) equation by the Hirota bilinear method and test function method. With the help of Maple, we draw three-dimensional plots of the lump solution and lump-type solutions, and by observing the plots, we analyze the dynamic behavior of the (2+1)-dimensional dissipative AKNS equation. We find that the interaction solutions come in a variety of interesting forms.

The Hirota equation can be used to describe the wave propagation of an ultrashort optical field. In this paper, the multi-component Hirota (alias n-Hirota, i.e. n-component third-order nonlinear Schrödinger) equations with mixed non-zero and zero boundary conditions are explored. We employ the multiple roots of the characteristic polynomial related to the Lax pair and modified Darboux transform to find vector semi-rational rogon-soliton solutions (i.e. nonlinear combinations of rogon and soliton solutions). The semi-rational rogon-soliton features can be modulated by the polynomial degree. For the larger solution parameters, the first m (m < n) components with non-zero backgrounds can be decomposed into rational rogons and grey-like solitons, and the last n − m components with zero backgrounds can approach bright-like solitons. Moreover, we analyze the accelerations and curvatures of the quasi-characteristic curves, as well as the variations of accelerations with the distances to judge the interaction intensities between rogons and grey-like solitons. We also find the semi-rational rogon-soliton solutions with ultra-high amplitudes. In particular, we can also deduce vector semi-rational solitons of the n-component complex mKdV equation. These results will be useful to further study the related nonlinear wave phenomena of multi-component physical models with mixed background, and even design the related physical experiments.

The present work studies the inverse scattering transforms (IST) of the inhomogeneous fifth-order nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) equation with zero boundary conditions (ZBCs) and nonzero boundary conditions (NZBCs). Firstly, the bound-state solitons of the inhomogeneous fifth-order NLS equation with ZBCs are derived by the residue theorem and the Laurent’s series for the first time. Then, by combining with the robust IST, the Riemann-Hilbert (RH) problem of the inhomogeneous fifth-order NLS equation with NZBCs is revealed. Furthermore, based on the resulting RH problem, some new rogue wave solutions of the inhomogeneous fifth-order NLS equation are found by the Darboux transformation. Finally, some corresponding graphs are given by selecting appropriate parameters to further analyze the unreported dynamic characteristics of the corresponding solutions.

In this paper, a discrete KdV equation that is related to the famous continuous KdV equation is studied. First, an integrable discrete KdV hierarchy is constructed, from which several new discrete KdV equations are obtained. Second, we correspond the first several discrete equations of this hierarchy to the continuous KdV equation through the continuous limit. Third, the generalized (m, 2N − m)-fold Darboux transformation of the discrete KdV equation is established based on its known Lax pair. Finally, the diverse exact solutions including soliton solutions, rational solutions and mixed solutions on non-zero seed background are obtained by applying the resulting Darboux transformation, and their asymptotic states and physical properties such as amplitude, velocity, phase and energy are analyzed. At the same time, some soliton solutions are numerically simulated to show their dynamic behaviors. The properties and results obtained in this paper may be helpful to understand some physical phenomena described by KdV equations.

A new (2+1)-dimensional higher-order extended asymmetric Nizhnik–Novikov–Veselov (eANNV) equation is proposed by introducing the additional bilinear terms to the usual ANNV equation. Based on the independent transformation, the bilinear form of the eANNV equation is constructed. The lump wave is guaranteed by introducing a positive constant term in the quadratic function. Meanwhile, different class solutions of the eANNV equation are obtained by mixing the quadratic function with the exponential functions. For the interaction between the lump wave and one-soliton, the energy of the lump wave and one-soliton can transfer to each other at different times. The interaction between a lump and two-soliton can be obtained only by eliminating the sixth-order bilinear term. The dynamics of these solutions are illustrated by selecting the specific parameters in three-dimensional, contour and density plots.

The present paper deals with the Sharma–Tasso–Olver–Burgers equation (STOBE) and its conservation laws and kink solitons. More precisely, the formal Lagrangian, Lie symmetries, and adjoint equations of the STOBE are firstly constructed to retrieve its conservation laws. Kink solitons of the STOBE are then extracted through adopting a series of newly well-designed approaches such as Kudryashov and exponential methods. Diverse graphs in 2 and 3D postures are formally portrayed to reveal the dynamical features of kink solitons. According to the authors’ knowledge, the outcomes of the current investigation are new and have been listed for the first time.

The prime objective of this paper is to explore the new exact-soliton solutions to the higher-dimensional nonlinear Fokas equation and (2+1)-dimensional Breaking soliton equations via a generalized exponential rational function (GERF) method. Many different kinds of exact-soliton solutions are obtained, all of which are completely novel and have never been reported in the literature before. The dynamical behaviors of some obtained exact-soliton solutions are also exhibited via choosing the appropriate {values} of the free constants that aid in understanding the nonlinear complex phenomenon of such equations. These exact-soliton solutions are observed in the shapes of different dynamical structures of localized solitary wave solutions, singular form solitons, single-solitons, double-solitons, triple-solitons, bell-shaped solitons, combo singular solitons, breather-type solitons, elastic interaction between triple-solitons with kink-waves, elastic interaction between diverse solitons with kink-waves. With the help of less symbolic computation work and more constructed closed-form solutions, it is observed that the existing suggested technique is effective, robust, and straightforward. Moreover, several other these types of higher-dimensional NLEEs can be solved by utilizing the powerful GERF technique.

In this paper, we use the symmetry of the Lie group analysis as one of the powerful tools which that deals with the wide class of fractional order dierential equation in the Riemann-Liouville (RL) concept. In the current page, rst, we employ the classical and non-classical Lie symmetries (LS) to acquire similarity reductions of nonlinear fractional far eld Korteweg{de Vries (KdV) equation and second, we nd the related exact solutions for the derived generators. Finally, according to the Lie symmetry generators acquired, we construct conservation laws (cl) for related classical and non-classical vector elds of fractional far eld KdV equation.

This article amis at revealing dynamical behavior of a coupled Camassa–Holm type equation, which was proposed by Geng and Wang based on a 4 × 4 matrix spectral problem with two potentials. Its kink and anti-kink solutions are presented explicitly. In particular, some exact multi-kink and anti-kink wave solutions are discussed and under some conditions, the kink and anti-kinks look like hat-shape solitons. The dynamic characters of the obtained solutions are investigated by figures. The method used in this paper can be widely applied to looking for the multi-kinks for Camassa–Holm type equations possessing cubic nonlinearity.

The consistent tanh expansion (CTE) method is applied to the (2+1)-dimensional Boussinesq equation which describes the propagation of ultrashort pulse in quadratic nonlinear medium. The interaction solutions are explicitly given, such as the bright soliton-periodic wave interaction solution, variational amplitude periodic wave solution, and kink-periodic wave interaction solution. We also obtain the bright soliton solution, kind bright soliton solution, double well dark soliton solution and kink-bright soliton interaction solution by using Painleve truncated expansion method. And we investigate interactive properties of solitons and periodic waves.

The nonlocal symmetry of the Sawada–Kotera (SK) equation is constructed with the known Lax pair. By introducing suitable and simple auxiliary variables, the nonlocal symmetry is localized and the finite transformation and some new solutions are obtained further. On the other hand, the group invariant solutions of the SK equation are constructed with the classic Lie group method. In particular, by a Galileo transformation some analytical soliton-cnoidal interaction solutions of a asymptotically integrable equation are discussed in graphical ways.

A linear superposition is studied for Wronskian rational solutions to the KdV equation, which include rogue wave solutions. It is proved that it is equivalent to a polynomial identity that an arbitrary linear combination of two Wronskian polynomial solutions with a difference two between the Wronskian orders is again a solution to the bilinear KdV equation. It is also conjectured that there is no other rational solutions among general linear superpositions of Wronskian rational solutions.

We investigate kink-dark complex solitons (KDCSs) in a three-component Bose–Einstein condensate (BEC) with repulsive interactions and pair-transition (PT) effects. Soliton profiles critically depend on the phase differences between dark solitons excitation elements. We report a type of kink-dark soliton profile which shows a droplet-bubble-droplet with a density dip, in sharp contrast to previously studied bubble-droplets. The interaction between two KDCSs is further investigated. It demonstrates some striking particle transition behaviours during their collision processes, while soliton profiles survive after the collision. Additionally, we exhibit the state transition dynamics between a kink soliton and a dark soliton. These results suggest that PT effects can induce more abundant complex solitons dynamics in multi-component BEC.

In this paper, based on N-soliton solutions, we introduce a new constraint among parameters to find the resonance Y-type soliton solutions in (2+1)-dimensional integrable systems. Then, we take the (2+1)-dimensional Sawada–Kotera equation as an example to illustrate how to generate these resonance Y-type soliton solutions with this new constraint. Next, by the long wave limit method, velocity resonance and module resonance, we can obtain some new types of hybrid solutions of resonance Y-type solitons with line waves, breather waves, high-order lump waves respectively. Finally, we also study the dynamics of these interaction solutions and indicate mathematically that these interactions are elastic.

This paper presents an analytical investigation of the propagation of internal solitary waves in the ocean of finite depth. Using the multi-scale analysis and reduced perturbation methods, the integro-differential equation is derived, which is called the intermediate long wave (ILW) equation and can describe the amplitude of internal solitary waves. It can reduce to the Benjamin–Ono equation in the deep-water limit, and to the KdV equation in the shallow-water limit. Little attention has been paid to the features of integro-differential equations, especially for their conservation laws. Here, based on Hirota bilinear method, Bäcklund transformations in bilinear form of ILW equation are derived and infinite number of conservation laws are given. Finally, we analyze the fission phenomenon of internal solitary waves theoretically and verify it through numerical simulation. All of these have potential value for the further research on ocean internal solitary waves.

The D’Alembert solution of the wave motion equation is an important basic formula in linear partial differential theory. The study of the D’Alembert wave is worthy of deep consideration in nonlinear partial differential systems. In this paper, we construct a (2+1)-dimensional extended Boiti–Leon–Manna–Pempinelli (eBLMP) equation which fails to pass the Painlevé property. The D’Alembert-type wave of the eBLMP equation is still obtained by introducing one arbitrary function of the traveling-wave variable. The multi-solitary wave which should satisfy the velocity resonance condition is obtained by solving the Hirota bilinear form of the eBLMP equation. The dynamics of the three-soliton molecule, the three-kink soliton molecule, the soliton molecule bound by an asymmetry soliton and a one-soliton, and the interaction between the half periodic wave and a kink soliton molecule from the eBLMP equation are investigated by selecting appropriate parameters.

N-kink soliton and high-order synchronized breather solutions for potential Kadomtsev–Petviashvili equation are derived by means of the Hirota bilinear method, and the limit process of high-order synchronized breathers are shown. Furthermore, M-lump solutions are also presented by taking the long wave limit. Additionally, a family of semi-rational solutions with elastic collision are generated by taking a long-wave limit of only a part of exponential functions, their interaction behaviors are shown by three-dimensional plots and contour plots.

In this paper, a Crank–Nicolson-type finite difference method is proposed for computing the soliton solutions of a complex modified Korteweg–de Vries (MKdV) equation (which is equivalent to the Sasa–Satsuma equation) with the vanishing boundary condition. It is proved that such a numerical scheme has the second-order accuracy both in space and time, and conserves the mass in the discrete level. Meanwhile, the resulting scheme is shown to be unconditionally stable via the von Nuemann analysis. In addition, an iterative method and the Thomas algorithm are used together to enhance the computational efficiency. In numerical experiments, this method is used to simulate the single-soliton propagation and two-soliton collisions in the complex MKdV equation. The numerical accuracy, mass conservation and linear stability are tested to assess the scheme’s performance.

We discuss a fifth order KdV (FOKdV) equation via a novel travelling wave method by introducing a background term. Results show that the background term plays an essential role in finding new abundant travelling wave structures, such as the soliton induced by negative background, the periodic travelling wave excited by the positive background, the few-cycle-pulse (FCP) solitons with and without background, the soliton molecules excited by the background. The FCP solitons are first obtained for the FOKdV equation.

Based on a special transformation that we introduce, the N-soliton solution of the (2+1)-dimensional Boiti–Leon–Manna–Pempinelli equation is constructed. By applying the long wave limit and restricting certain conjugation conditions to the related solitons, some novel localized wave solutions are obtained, which contain higher-order breathers and lumps as well as their interactions. In particular, by choosing appropriate parameters involved in the N-solitons, two interaction solutions mixed by a bell-shaped soliton and one breather or by a bell-shaped soliton and one lump are constructed from the 3-soliton solution. Five solutions including two breathers, two lumps, and interaction solutions between one breather and two bell-shaped solitons, one breather and one lump, or one lump and two bell-shaped solitons are constructed from the 4-soliton solution. Five interaction solutions mixed by one breather/lump and three bell-shaped solitons, two breathers/lumps and a bell-shaped soliton, as well as mixing with one lump, one breather and a bell-shaped soliton are constructed from the 5-soliton solution. To study the behaviors that the obtained interaction solutions may have, we present some illustrative numerical simulations, which demonstrate that the choice of the parameters has a great impacts on the types of the solutions and their propagation properties. The method proposed can be effectively used to construct localized interaction solutions of many nonlinear evolution equations. The results obtained may help related experts to understand and study the interaction phenomena of nonlinear localized waves during propagations.

In this work, we study a new (2+1)-dimensional generalized breaking soliton equation which admits the Painleve property for one special set of parameters. We derive multiple soliton solutions, traveling wave solutions, and periodic solutions as well. We use the simplified Hirotas method and a variety of ansatze to achieve our goal.

With the aid of a gauge transformation, we propose a Darboux transformation for a four-component KdV equation. As an application, we obtain some explicit solutions for the four-component KdV equation.

In this paper, the time fractional Fordy–Gibbons equation is investigated with Riemann–Liouville derivative. The equation can be reduced to the Caudrey–Dodd–Gibbon equation, Savada–Kotera equation and the Kaup–Kupershmidt equation, etc. By means of the Lie group analysis method, the invariance properties and symmetry reductions of the equation are derived. Furthermore, by means of the power series theory, its exact power series solutions of the equation are also constructed. Finally, two kinds of conservation laws of the equation are well obtained with aid of the self-adjoint method.

A generalized Kadomtsev—Petviashvili equation is studied by nonlocal symmetry method and consistent Riccati expansion (CRE) method in this paper. Applying the truncated Painleve analysis to the generalized Kadomtsev—Petviashvili equation, some Backlund transformations (BTs) including auto-BT and non-auto-BT are obtained. The auto-BT leads to a nonlocal symmetry which corresponds to the residual of the truncated Painleve expansion. Then the nonlocal symmetry is localized to the corresponding nonlocal group by introducing two new variables. Further, by applying the Lie point symmetry method to the prolonged system, a new type of finite symmetry transformation is derived. In addition, the generalized Kadomtsev—Petviashvili equation is proved consistent Riccati expansion (CRE) solvable. As a result, the soliton-cnoidal wave interaction solutions of the equation are explicitly given, which are difficult to be found by other traditional methods. Moreover, figures are given out to show the properties of the explicit analytic interaction solutions.

The extended form of modified Kadomtsev—Petviashvili equation with variable-coefficient is investigated in the framework of Painleve analysis. The Lax pairs are obtained by analysing two Painleve branches of this equation. Starting with the Lax pair, the N-times Darboux transformation is constructed and the N-soliton solution formula is given, which contains 2n free parameters and two arbitrary functions. Furthermore, with different combinations of the parameters, several types of soliton solutions are calculated from the first order to the third order. The regularity conditions are discussed in order to avoid the singularity of the solutions. Moreover, we construct the generalized Darboux transformation matrix by considering a special limiting process and find a rational-type solution for this equation.

The consistent tanh expansion (CTE) method is employed to the (2+1)-dimensional Caudrey—Dodd—Gibbon-Kotera—Sawada (CDGKS) equation. The interaction solutions between solitons and the cnoidal periodic waves are explicitly obtained. Concretely, we discuss a special kind of interaction solution in the form of tanh functions and Jacobian elliptic functions in both analytical and graphical ways. The results show that the profiles of the soliton-cnoidal periodic wave interaction solutions can be designed by choosing different values of wave parameters.

A consistent tanh expansion (CTE) method is used to study the modified Boussinesq equation. It is proved that the modified Boussinesq equation is CTE solvable. The soliton-cnoidal periodic wave is explicitly given by a nonanto-BT theorem. Furthermore, the nonlocal symmetry for the modified Boussinesq equation is obtained by the Painleve analysis. The nonlocal symmetry is localized to the Lie point symmetry by introducing one auxiliary dependent variable. The finite symmetry transformation related with the nonlocal symemtry is obtained by solving the initial value problem of the prolonged systems. Thanks to the localization process, many interaction solutions among solitons and other complicated waves are computed through similarity reductions. Some special concrete soliton-cnoidal wave interaction behaviors are studied both in analytical and graphical ways.

With the aid of symbolic computation Maple, the discrete Ablowitz—Ladik equation is studied via an algebra method, some new rational solutions with four arbitrary parameters are constructed. By analyzing related parameters, the discrete rogue wave solutions with alterable positions and amplitude for the focusing Ablowitz—Ladik equations are derived. Some properties are discussed by graphical analysis, which might be helpful for understanding physical phenomena in optics.

We introduce two operator commutators by using different-degree loop algebras of the Lie algebra A1, then under the framework of zero curvature equations we generate two (2+1)-dimensional integrable hierarchies, including the (2+1)-dimensional shallow water wave (SWW) hierarchy and the (2+1)-dimensional Kaup-Newell (KN) hierarchy. Through reduction of the (2+1)-dimensional hierarchies, we get a (2+1)-dimensional SWW equation and a (2+1)-dimensional KN equation. Furthermore, we obtain two Darboux transformations of the (2+1)-dimensional SWW equation. Similarly, the Darboux transformations of the (2+1)-dimensional KN equation could be deduced. Finally, with the help of the spatial spectral matrix of SWW hierarchy, we generate a (2+1) heat equation and a (2+1) nonlinear generalized SWW system containing inverse operators with respect to the variables x and y by using a reduction spectral problem from the self-dual Yang-Mills equations.

We study the multi—peakon solutions for two new coupled Camassa—Holm equations, which include two-component and three-component Camassa—Holm equations. These multi—peakon solutions are shown in weak sense. In particular, the double peakon solutions of both equations are investigated in detail. At the same time, the dynamic behaviors of three types double peakon solutions are analyzed by some figures.

The nonlinear characteristics of the dust acoustic (DA) waves are studied in a homogeneous, collisionless, unmagnetized, and dissipative dusty plasma composed of negatively charged dusty grains, superthermal electrons, and nonextensive ions. Sagdeev pseudopotential technique has been employed to study the large amplitude DA waves. It (Sagdeev pseudopotential) has an evidence for the existence of compressive and rarefractive solitons. The global features of the phase portrait are investigated to understand the possible types of solutions of the Sagdeev form. On the other hand, the reductive perturbation technique has been used to study small amplitude DA waves and yields the Korteweg-de Vries-Burgers (KdV-Burgers) equation that exhibits both soliton and shock waves. The behavior of the obtained results of both large and small amplitude is investigated graphically in terms of the plasma parameters like dust kinematic viscosity, superthermal and nonextensive parameters.

A class of lump solutions of (2+1)-dimensional Boussinesq equation are obtained with the help of Maple by using Hirota bilinear method. Some contour plots with different determinant values are sequentially made to show that the corresponding lump solution tends to zero when the determinant approaches zero. The particular lump solutions with specific values of the involved parameters are plotted, as illustrative examples.

In this paper, we constructed the addition formulae for several integrable hierarchies, including the discrete KP, the q-deformed KP, the two-component BKP and the D type Drinfeld-Sokolov hierarchies. With the help of the Hirota bilinear equations and $\tau$ functions of different kinds of KP hierarchies, we prove that these addition formulae are equivalent to these hierarchies. These studies show that the addition formula in the research of the integrable systems has good universality., Comment: 23 pages, accepted by Communications in Theoretical Physics

In this article, we establish exact solutions for the variable-coefficient Fisher-type equation. The solutions are obtained by the modified sine-cosine method and ansatz method. The soliton and periodic solutions and topological as well as the singular 1-soliton solution are obtained with the aid of the ansatz method. These solutions are important for the explanation of some practical physical problems. The obtained results show that these methods provide a powerful mathematical tool for solving nonlinear equations with variable coefficients.

In this paper, the (2 + 1)-dimensional Hunter-Saxton equation is proposed and studied. It is shown that the (2 + 1)-dimensional Hunter–Saxton equation can be transformed to the Calogero–Bogoyavlenskii–Schiff equation by reciprocal transformations. Based on the Lax-pair of the Calogero–Bogoyavlenskii–Schiff equation, a non-isospectral Lax-pair of the (2 + 1)-dimensional Hunter–Saxton equation is derived. In addition, exact singular solutions with a finite number of corners are obtained. Furthermore, the (2 + 1)-dimensional μ-Hunter–Saxton equation is presented, and its exact peaked traveling wave solutions are derived.

The nonlocal symmetry for the potential Kadomtsev–Petviashvili (pKP) equation is derived by the truncated Painleve analysis. The nonlocal symmetry is localized to the Lie point symmetry by introducing the auxiliary dependent variable. Thanks to localization process, the finite symmetry transformations related with the nonlocal symmetry are obtained by solving the prolonged systems. The inelastic interactions among the multiple-front waves of the pKP equation are generated from the finite symmetry transformations. Based on the consistent tanh expansion method, a nonauto-Backlund transformation (BT) theorem of the pKP equation is constructed. We can get many new types of interaction solutions because of the existence of an arbitrary function in the nonauto-BT theorem. Some special interaction solutions are investigated both in analytical and graphical ways.

Based on the Wronskian technique and Lax pair, double Wronskian solution of the nonisospectral BKP equation is presented explicitly. The speed and dynamical influence of the one soliton are discussed. Soliton resonances of two soliton are shown by means of density distributions. Soliton properties are also investigated in the inhomogeneous media.

In the paper, we introduce the Lie algebras and the commutator equations to rewrite the Tu-d scheme for generating discrete integrable systems regularly. By the approach the various loop algebras of the Lie algebra A1 are defined so that the well-known Toda hierarchy and a novel discrete integrable system are obtained, respectively. A reduction of the later hierarchy is just right the famous Ablowitz–Ladik hierarchy. Finally, via two different enlarging Lie algebras of the Lie algebra A1, we derive two resulting differential-difference integrable couplings of the Toda hierarchy, of course, they are all various discrete expanding integrable models of the Toda hierarchy. When the introduced spectral matrices are higher degrees, the way presented in the paper is more convenient to generate discrete integrable equations than the Tu-d scheme by using the software Maple.

In this paper, a consistent Riccati expansion method is developed to solve nonlinear fractional partial differential equations involving Jumarie's modified Riemann–Liouville derivative. The efficiency and power of this approach are demonstrated by applying it successfully to some important fractional differential equations, namely, the time fractional Burgers, fractional Sawada–Kotera, and fractional coupled mKdV equation. A variety of new exact solutions to these equations under study are constructed.

The propagation and interaction between ion acoustic multi-solitons in an unmagnetized multicomponent plasma consisting of fluid hot ions, positrons and both hot and cold electrons, are investigated by employing the extended Poincare–Lighthill–Kuo (PLK) method. Two different Kortewege-de Vries (K-dV) equations are derived. The Hirota's method is applied to get the K-dV multi-solitons solution. The phase shift due to the overtaking and head- on collision of the multi-solitons is obtained.

By using the standard symmetry reduction method, the gray/dark solitons and periodic waves (gray/dark soliton lattice) are analytically studied for the nonlinear optical media with periodic nonlocal response. It is found that there are two critical points for the quantity , the multiplication of the square of the wave number (1/w0) and the strength (w2m) of the nonlocality both for the soliton and periodic solutions. The soliton solution exists only for β ≤ 1/4 and the soliton is a double well gray soliton for β > 1/8 while it is a single well gray soliton for β ≤ 1/8. The soliton is dark only for β = 1/4, otherwise it is a gray soliton. Similar critical points exist for the gray/dark soliton lattice solutions.

The Korteweg-de Vries (KdV)-type equations have been seen in fluid mechanics, plasma physics and lattice dynamics, etc. This paper will address the bilinearization problem for some higher-order KdV equations. Based on the relationship between the bilinear method and Bell-polynomial scheme, with introducing an auxiliary independent variable, we will present the general bilinear forms. By virtue of the symbolic computation, one- and two-soliton solutions are derived.

The relation between the Camassa–Holm equation and the Olver–Rosenau–Qiao equation is obtained, and we connect a new Camassa–Holm type equation proposed by Qiao etc. with the first negative flow of the KdV hierarchy by a reciprocal transformation.

In this paper, the fractional-order model is used to study dust acoustic rogue waves in dusty plasma. Firstly, based on control equations, the multi-scale analysis and reduced perturbation method are used to derive the (3+1)-dimensional modified Kadomtsev–Petviashvili (MKP) equation. Secondly, using the semi-inverse method and the fractional variation principle, the (3+1)-dimensional time-fractional modified Kadomtsev–Petviashvili (TF-MKP) equation is derived. Then, the Riemann–Liouville fractional derivative is used to study the symmetric property and conservation laws of the (3+1)-dimensional TF-MKP equation. Finally, the exact solution of the (3+1)-dimensional TF-MKP equation is obtained by using fractional order transformations and the definition and properties of Bell polynomials. Based on the obtained solution, we analyze and discuss dust acoustic rogue waves in dusty plasma.

In this paper, a new (3+1)-dimensional nonlinear evolution equation is introduced, through the generalized bilinear operators based on prime number p = 3. By Maple symbolic calculation, one-, two-lump, and breather-type periodic soliton solutions are obtained, where the condition of positiveness and analyticity of the lump solution are considered. The interaction solutions between the lump and multi-kink soliton, and the interaction between the lump and breather-type periodic soliton are derived, by combining multi-exponential function or trigonometric sine and cosine functions with a quadratic one. In addition, new interaction solutions between a lump, periodic-solitary waves, and one-, two- or even three-kink solitons are constructed by using the ansatz technique. Finally, the characteristics of these various solutions are exhibited and illustrated graphically.

Dark solitons in the inhomogeneous optical fiber are studied in this manuscript via a higher-order nonlinear Schrödinger equation, since dark solitons can be applied in waveguide optics as dynamic switches and junctions or optical logic devices. Based on the Lax pair, the binary Darboux transformation is constructed under certain constraints, thus the multi-dark soliton solutions are presented. Soliton propagation and collision are graphically discussed with the group-velocity dispersion, third- and fourth-order dispersions, which can affect the solitons’ velocities but have no effect on the shapes. Elastic collisions between the two dark solitons and among the three dark solitons are displayed, while the elasticity cannot be influenced by the above three coefficients.

Under investigation in this paper is a generalized (3+1)-dimensional Kadomtsev–Petviashvili equation in fluid dynamics and plasma physics. Soliton and one-periodic-wave solutions are obtained via the Hirota bilinear method and Hirota–Riemann method. Magnitude and velocity of the one soliton are derived. Graphs are presented to discuss the solitons and one-periodic waves: the coefficients in the equation can determine the velocity components of the one soliton, but cannot alter the soliton magnitude; the interaction between the two solitons is elastic; the coefficients in the equation can influence the periods and velocities of the periodic waves. Relation between the one-soliton solution and one-periodic wave solution is investigated.

To describe two correlated events, the Alice–Bob (AB) systems were constructed by Lou through the symmetry of the shifted parity, time reversal and charge conjugation. In this paper, the coupled AB system of the Kadomtsev–Petviashvili equation, which is a useful model in natural science, is established. By introducing an extended Backlund transformation and its bilinear formation, the symmetry breaking soliton, lump and breather solutions of this system are derived with the aid of some ansatze functions. Figures show these fascinating symmetry breaking structures of the explicit solutions.

Soliton molecules have become one of the hot topics in recent years. In this article, we investigate soliton molecules and some novel hybrid solutions for the (2+1)-dimensional generalized Konopelchenko–Dubrovsky–Kaup–Kupershmidt (gKDKK) equation by using the velocity resonance, module resonance, and long wave limits methods. By selecting some specific parameters, we can obtain soliton molecules and asymmetric soliton molecules of the gKDKK equation. And the interactions among N-soliton molecules are elastic. Furthermore, some novel hybrid solutions of the gKDKK equation can be obtained, which are composed of lumps, breathers, soliton molecules and asymmetric soliton molecules. Finally, the images of soliton molecules and some novel hybrid solutions are given, and their dynamic behavior is analyzed.

Nonlinear solitary waves are investigated for a plasma system at the night side of Titan's ionosphere. The plasma model consists of three positive ions, namely C2H, HCNH+, and C3H, as well as Maxwellian electrons. The basic set of fluid equations is reduced to a Korteweg de-Vries (KdV) equation and linear inhomogeneous higher order KdV (LIHO-KdV) equation. The solitary wave solutions of both equations are obtained using a renormalization method. The solitary waves' existence region and the wave profile are investigated, and their dependences on the plasma parameters at the night side of Titan's ionosphere are examined. The solitary waves' phase velocities are subsonic or supersonic, and the propagating pulses are usually positive. The effect of higher-order corrections on the perturbation theory is investigated. It is found that the higher-order contribution makes the amplitude slightly taller, which is suitable for describing the solitary waves when the amplitude augments.