Numerous Multi-Wave Solutions of the Time-Fractional Boussinesq-like System via a Variant of the Extended Simple Equations Method (SEsM)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Preliminaries
2.1. Fractional Derivative via Fractional Difference
2.2. Modified Fractional Riemann–Liouville Derivative
- (i) Assume that is a constant K. Then, its fractional derivative of order α is
2.3. Taylor’s Series of Fractional Order
3. Description of the Generalized SEsM Algorithm
- Construction of the solutions of Equation (15). The solution of Equation (15) can be constructed as a complex composite function of two or more single-composite functions, involving solutions of two or more simple equations with different independent variables. There are many variants of combination between the single-composite function in constructing the corresponding solution, but below we will present only a few of its simplest forms:
- Variant 1:
- 2.
- Selection of the traveling-wave-type transformation. To apply the SEsM to Equation (15), it is crucial to define the fractional derivatives in those equations. The choice of fractional derivatives (e.g., Riemann–Liouville, Caputo, conformable, etc.) is essential for accurately modeling wave dynamics and reflecting the system’s physical properties, based on factors like the process nature, boundary conditions, and memory effect interpretation. In this context, the following variants of transformations are possible:
- Variant 1: Use a fractional transformation. The choice of an explicit form of the fractional traveling wave transformation depends on how the fractional derivatives in Equation (15) are defined. Below, the most used fractional traveling wave transformations are selected:− Conformable fractional traveling wave transformation: , defined for conformable fractional derivatives [55];− Fractional complex transform: , defined for modified Riemann–Liouville fractional derivatives [52], which can applied for Caputo fractional derivatives and other fractional derivative types in studied FNPDEs [56].In the both cases, the studied FNPDEs are reduced to integer-order nonlinear ODEs.
- Variant 2: Use a standard traveling wave transformation. In this case, by introducing a traveling wave ansatz in the selected variant solutions from Step 1, the studied FNPDEs are reduced to fractional nonlinear ODEs.
- 3.
- Selection of the forms of the used simple equations.
- For Variant 1 of Step 2: The general form of the integer-order simple equations used is expressed as follows:− ODEs of first order with known analytical solutions (for example, an ODE of Riccati, an ODE of Bernoulli, an ODE of Abel of first kind, an ODE of tanh-function, etc.);− ODEs of second order with known analytical solutions (for example, elliptic equations of Jaccobi and Weiershtrass and their sub-variants, an ODE of Abel of second kind, etc.). This scenario can be applied to specific classes FNPDEs (or NPDEs) (for instance, see [57]).
- For Variant 2 of Step 2: The general form of the fractional simple equations used is expressed as follows:
- 4.
- Derivation of the balance equations and the system of algebraic equations. The fixation of the explicit form of solutions of Equation (15) presented in Step 1 of the SEsM algorithm depends on the balance equations derived. Substitutions of the selected variants from Steps 1, 2, and 3 in Equation (15) leads to obtaining polynomials of the functions and . The coefficients in front of these functions include the coefficients of the solution of the considered FNPDEs as well as the coefficients of the simple equations used. Analytical solutions of Equation (15) can be extracted only if each coefficient in front of the functions and contains almost two terms. Equating these coefficients to zero leads to the formation of a system of nonlinear algebraic equations for each variant chosen according Steps 1, 2, and 3 of the SEsM algorithm.
- 5.
- Derivation of the analytical solutions. Any non-trivial solution of the above-mentioned algebraic system leads to a solution of the studied FNPDEs by replacing the specific coefficients in the corresponding variant solutions, given in Step 1 as well as by changing the traveling wave coordinates chosen by the variants given in Step 2. For simplicity, these solutions are expressed through special functions. For Variant 1 of Step 3, these special functions are and , as their explicit forms are determined on the basis of the specific form of the simple equations chosen (for reference, see Equation (20)). For Variant 2 of Step 3, the special functions are and , with exact forms that are determined by the type of fractional simple equations used (for reference, see Equation (21)).
- In this study, we demonstrate only some of the possibilities provided by the generalized SEsM algorithm, presented above, by applying only one of its variants to Equation (1).
4. Exact Solutions of the Time-Fractional Boussinesq-like System Using a Fractional Wave Transformation
4.1. Case 1: When and in Equation (24)
4.1.1. Variant 1: When and in Equation (26)
4.1.2. Variant 2: When and in Equation (26)
4.1.3. Variant 3: When and in Equation (26)
4.2. Case 2: When and in Equation (24)
4.2.1. Variant 1. When and in Equation (43)
4.2.2. Variant 2: When and in Equation (43)
4.2.3. Variant 3: When and in Equation (43)
5. Numerical Simulations
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Nikolova, E.V.; Chilikova-Lubomirova, M. Numerous Multi-Wave Solutions of the Time-Fractional Boussinesq-like System via a Variant of the Extended Simple Equations Method (SEsM). Mathematics 2025, 13, 1029. https://doi.org/10.3390/math13071029
Nikolova EV, Chilikova-Lubomirova M. Numerous Multi-Wave Solutions of the Time-Fractional Boussinesq-like System via a Variant of the Extended Simple Equations Method (SEsM). Mathematics. 2025; 13(7):1029. https://doi.org/10.3390/math13071029
Chicago/Turabian StyleNikolova, Elena V., and Mila Chilikova-Lubomirova. 2025. "Numerous Multi-Wave Solutions of the Time-Fractional Boussinesq-like System via a Variant of the Extended Simple Equations Method (SEsM)" Mathematics 13, no. 7: 1029. https://doi.org/10.3390/math13071029
APA StyleNikolova, E. V., & Chilikova-Lubomirova, M. (2025). Numerous Multi-Wave Solutions of the Time-Fractional Boussinesq-like System via a Variant of the Extended Simple Equations Method (SEsM). Mathematics, 13(7), 1029. https://doi.org/10.3390/math13071029