Seven common errors in finding exact solutions of nonlinear differential equations

DOI10.1016/j.cnsns.2009.01.023zbMath1221.35342arXiv1011.4268OpenAlexW2066256232MaRDI QIDQ717983

Publication date: 23 September 2011

Published in: Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1011.4268

zbMATH Keywords

exact solution nonlinear evolution equation exp-function method common error tanh-function method truncated expansion method

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

KdV equations (Korteweg-de Vries equations) (35Q53) Solutions to PDEs in closed form (35C05)

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