Self-similar blow-up solutions in the generalised Korteweg-de Vries equation: spectral analysis, normal form and asymptotics (Q6592190)

In this paper, the authors study the generalized Korteweg-de Vries equation (gKdV):\N\[\Nu_t = - u_{xxx} - (u^p)_x\tag{1}\N\]\Nwhere the exponent \(p \geq 2\) governs the behavior of solutions that exhibit self-similar blow-up in finite time.\NIt is known that (1) has travelling wave solutions given by the expression\N\[\Nu(x,t) = \left(\frac {c(p+1)}2\right)^{\frac 1{p-1}} \text{sech}^{\frac 2{p-1}} \left(\frac {\sqrt{c}(p-1)}2\xi\right).\tag{2}\N\]\Nwhere \(\xi = x-ct\) and \(c\) denotes the wave speed. The solution (2) with \(c=1\) is known to be linearly unstable for \(p \geq 5\). Furthermore, it is known that blow-up in finite time is possible when \(p > 5\).\NA number of authors have used numerical methods to investigate blow-up solutions of (1). Recently, research has involved self-similar blow-up solutions in the supercritical case, \(p > 5\).\N\NIn this paper, the authors continue this work by focusing on the construction of self-similar blow-up solutions of (1) for \(p > 5\), specifically investigating the spectral stability and investigating the bifurcation that the travelling wave solution (2) undergoes at the critical point \(p=5\). Their work uses a renormalization technique, leading to a renormalized gKdV equation\N\[\Nw_\tau = - w_{\xi\xi\xi} - (w^p)_\xi + G\left(\frac {2w}{p-1}+\xi w_\xi\right) + w_\xi.\tag{3}\N\]\NThe authors then investigate self-similar blow-up solutions of (1) by studying steady-state solutions of (3).