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The improved fractional sub-equation method and its applications to the space-time fractional differential equations in fluid mechanics

  • Xi'an Jiaotong University
  • Guangdong University of Technology

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Abstract

By introducing a new general ansätz, the improved fractional sub-equation method is proposed to construct analytical solutions of nonlinear evolution equations involving Jumarie's modified Riemann-Liouville derivative. By means of this method, the space-time fractional Whitham-Broer-Kaup and generalized Hirota-Satsuma coupled KdV equations are successfully solved. The obtained results show that the proposed method is quite effective, promising and convenient for solving nonlinear fractional differential equations. Crown

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)407-411
Number of pages5
JournalPhysics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics
Volume376
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 9 Jan 2012

Keywords

  • Fractional differential equation
  • Generalized Hirota-Satsuma coupled KdV equations
  • Improved fractional sub-equation method
  • Modified Riemann-Liouville derivative
  • Whitham-Broer-Kaup equations

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