Approximate solutions of the Burgers-Korteweg-de Vries equation (Q2467098)

The standard form of the Burgers-KdV equation is \[ u_t + \alpha u u_x + \beta u_{xx} + s u_{xxx} = 0, \] where \(\alpha\), \(\beta\) and \(s\) are real constants with \(\alpha \beta s \neq 0\). Various methods for seeking explicit traveling wave solutions of the form \(u(x,t) = u(x-vt) = u(\xi)\) to the Burgers-KdV equation have been proposed. Here, it is shown that the Burgers-KdV equation has an approximate solution in the sense of Liouville when the velocity \(v\) satisfies \(v^2 = \frac{4 \beta^4 - 162 \alpha s^3 d}{81 s^2}\), where \(d\) is an arbitrary integration constant. To find this solution in the form of a convergent series, the Burgers-KdV equation was reduced to the Emden-Fowler equation and then the Adomian decomposition method was applied.