Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations for Scientists and Engineers

Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations for Scientists and Engineers
ISBN-10
0817643230
ISBN-13
9780817643232
Series
Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations for Scientists and Engineers
Category
Differential equations, Nonlinear
Pages
776
Language
English
Published
2005
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Author
Lokenath Debnath

Description

Topics and key features: * Thorough coverage of derivation and methods of solutions for all fundamental nonlinear model equations, which include Korteweg--de Vries, Boussinesq, Burgers, Fisher, nonlinear reaction-diffusion, Euler--Lagrange, nonlinear Klein--Gordon, sine-Gordon, nonlinear Schrödinger, Euler, Water Waves, Camassa and Holm, Johnson, Davey-Stewartson, Kolmogorov, Petrovsky and Piscunov, Kadomtsev and Petviashivilli, Benjamin, Bona and Mahony, Harry Dym, Lax, and Whitman equations * Systematic presentation and explanation of conservation laws, weak solutions, and shock waves * Solitons, compactons, intrinsic localized modes, and the Inverse Scattering Transform * Special emphasis on nonlinear instability of dispersive waves with applications to water waves * Over 600 worked examples and end-of-chapter exercises with hints and selected solutions New features of the Second Edition include: * Improved presentation of results, methods of solutions,

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