Temporal asymptotics for soliton equations in problems with step initial conditions (Q2487430)
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Temporal asymptotics for soliton equations in problems with step initial conditions (English)
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5 August 2005
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The author uses the Whitham averaging method to the construction and justification of large-time asymptotics of solutions of KdV and sine-Gordon equations with step-like initial conditions. He proves existence and uniqueness in the case of complex-valued group velocities of Whitham equations.
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KdV equation
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sine-Gordon equation
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step-like initial conditions
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large-time asymptotics
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Whitham averaging method
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