On the multipeakon system of a two-component Novikov equation

Xiang-Ke Chang; Jacek Szmigielski

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On the multipeakon system of a two-component Novikov equation

Xiang-Ke Chang·Jacek Szmigielski

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We are exploring variations of the Novikov equation that have weak solutions called peakons. Our focus is on a two-component Novikov equation with a non-self-adjoint $4\times 4$ Lax operator for which we examine the related forward and inverse spectral maps for the peakon sector. To tackle the forward spectral problem, we convert it into a matrix eigenvalue problem, for which the original boundary value problem is a two-fold cover. We then use an isospectral deformation to the long-time regime to calculate the relevant eigenvalues. To support the long-term deformation, we prove the global existence of the peakon flows using ideas based on Moser's deformation method, which was used in his study of the finite Toda lattice. We subsequently solve the inverse problem by studying a trio of Weyl functions that can be approximated simultaneously by rational functions that involve tensor products and an additional symmetry condition. This part of our paper is rooted in Krein's solution to the inverse problem for the Stieltjes string.

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Xiang-Ke Chang, Jacek Szmigielski. 2023-12-19. On the multipeakon system of a two-component Novikov equation. https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.12221

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