## Periodic and solitary-wave solutions of the Degasperis-Procesi equation.(English)Zbl 1049.35162

Summary: Travelling-wave solutions of the Degasperis-Procesi equation are investigated. The solutions are characterized by two parameters. For propagation in the positive $$x$$-direction, hump-like, inverted loop-like and coshoidal periodic-wave solutions are found; hump-like, inverted loop-like and peakon solitary-wave solutions are obtained as well. For propagation in the negative $$x$$-direction, there are solutions which are just the mirror image in the $$x$$-axis of the aforementioned solutions. A transformed version of the Degasperis-Procesi equation, which is a generalization of the Vakhnenko equation, is also considered. For propagation in the positive $$x$$-direction, hump-like, loop-like, inverted loop-like, bell-like and coshoidal periodic-wave solutions are found; loop-like, inverted loop-like and kink-like solitary-wave solutions are obtained as well. For propagation in the negative $$x$$-direction, well-like and inverted coshoidal periodic-wave solutions are found; well-like and inverted peakon solitary-wave solutions are obtained as well. In an appropriate limit, the previously known solutions of the Vakhnenko equation are recovered.

### MSC:

 35Q53 KdV equations (Korteweg-de Vries equations) 35B10 Periodic solutions to PDEs 35Q51 Soliton equations
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