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arXiv · 2506.08941

Solitary wave solutions, periodic and superposition solutions to the system of first-order (2+1)-dimensional Boussinesq's equations derived from the Euler equations for an ideal fluid model

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This article concludes the study of (2+1)-dimensional nonlinear wave equations that can be derived in a model of an ideal fluid with irrotational motion. In the considered case of identical scaling of the $x,y$ variables, obtaining a (2+1)-dimensional wave equation analogous to the KdV equation is impossible. Instead, from a system of two first-order Boussinesq equations, a non-linear wave equation for the auxiliary function $f(x,y,z)$ defining the velocity potential can be obtained, and only from its solutions can the surface wave form $η(x,y,t)$ be obtained. We demonstrate the existence of families of (2+1)-dimensional traveling wave solutions, including solitary and periodic solutions, of both cnoidal and superposition types.

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Piotr Rozmej, Anna Karczewska. 2025-06-29. Solitary wave solutions, periodic and superposition solutions to the system of first-order (2+1)-dimensional Boussinesq's equations derived from the Euler equations for an ideal fluid model. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00332-026-10259-7

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