Abstract
An effective and simple method to solve nonlinear evolution partial differential equations is the self-similarity transformation, in which one utilizes solutions of the known equation to find solutions of the unknown. In this paper, we employ an improved similarity transformation to transform the (2 + 1) -dimensional (D) sine-Gordon (SG) equation into the (1 + 1) -D SG equation and obtain non-rational solutions of the (2 + 1) -D SG equation by utilizing the known solutions of the (1 + 1) -D SG equation. Based on the solutions obtained, and with the help of special choices of the involved solution parameters, several localized structures of the (2 + 1) -D SG model are analyzed on a finite background, such as the embedded hourglass, split silo, dumbbell, and pie solitons. Their spatiotemporal profiles are displayed, and their properties are discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1519-1526 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Nonlinear Dynamics |
Volume | 100 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2020 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Solitons
- Spatiotemporal non-rational soliton structures
- The (2 + 1) -D sine-Gordon equation