Published January 1976 | Version v1
Journal article

Solution of the Korteweg--de Vries equation in a half-space bounded by a wall

Creators

  • 1. Cambridge Research Labs., Hanscom Air Force Base, MA

Description

A solution of the Korteweg--de Vries equation in the half-space 0 less than r less than infinity with the boundary condition V(0) = 0 is given. The boundary condition may be interpreted as the requirement that the plane which bounds the half-space be a rigid wall. Aside from possible physical interest, this solution, which is obtained from one of the potentials for the radial Schroedinger equation which do not scatter, appears to indicate that the radial Schroedinger equation and the corresponding Gel'fand--Levitan equation play a role in the case of the half-space bounded by a wall similar to that of the one-dimensional Schroedinger equation (-- infinity less than x less than infinity) and its corresponding Gel'fand--Levitan equation in the more usual full space treatment of the KdV equation. A possible interpretation of the solution presented is that it corresponds to the reflection of a wave by a wall, in which the incident wave is singular and the reflected wave is nonsingular but highly dispersive

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Journal Title
Journal of Mathematical Physics
Journal Volume
17
Journal Issue
1
Series
J. Math. Phys. (N.Y.).
Journal Page Range
73-75
ISSN
0022-2488

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
7258160
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
KORTEWEG-DE VRIES EQUATION; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; SCHROEDINGER EQUATION; SINGULARITY
Descriptors DEC
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EQUATIONS; SPACE

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