Similarity solutions of some two-space-dimensional nonlinear wave evolution equations

Similarity reductions of the two-space-dimensional versions of the Korteweg-de Vries, modified Korteweg-de Vries, Benjamin-Davis-Ono, and nonlinear Schroedinger equations are presented, and some solutions of the reduced equations are discussed. Exact dispersive solutions of the two-dimensional Korteweg-de Vries equation are obtained, and the similarity solution of this equation is shown to be reducible to the second Painleve transcendent.

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