Invariant subspaces, exact solutions and classification of conservation laws for a coupled (1+1)-dimensional nonlinear Wu-Zhang equation

Abstract

In this work, we apply the invariant subspace method to derive a set of invariant subspaces and solutions of the nonlinear Wu-Zhang equation which describes the dynamic behavior of dispersive long waves in fluid dynamics. The method gives logarithmic and polynomial solutions of the equation. Furthermore, the multipliers approach and new conservation theorem are employed to derive a set of conservation laws of the equation which are to the best of our knowledge reported for the first time in this work. The physical structure of the results is shown by figures of some special solutions in order to give us a better interpretation on the evolution of the solutions.