Optical Soliton Solutions for Fractal Modified Zakharov–Kuznetsov Equation on Cantor Sets and Modulation Instability Analysis
Abstract
1. Introduction
- To introduce a modified Zakharov–Kuznetsov equation on Cantor sets.
- To derive new exact solutions of the model in terms of trigonometric and hyperbolic functions using the extended rational sine–cosine method.
- To provide non-differentiable surface solution behavior of the model on Cantor sets.
- To study the stability of the model using modulation instability analysis.
- To highlight the applications of the model in physics and applied sciences.
2. Preliminaries
3. The Extended Rational Sine–Cosine Method
4. The Extended Rational Sinh–Cosh Method
5. Exact Solutions for Fractal Modified Zakharov–Kuznetsov Equation on Cantor Sets
- Case 1: .
- Case 2: .
- Case 3: .
- Case 4: .
- Case 5: .
- Case 6: .
6. Results and Discussion
7. Modulation Instability Analysis (MI)
8. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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Metonou, R.; Maitama, S. Optical Soliton Solutions for Fractal Modified Zakharov–Kuznetsov Equation on Cantor Sets and Modulation Instability Analysis. Fractal Fract. 2026, 10, 574. https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract10080574
Metonou R, Maitama S. Optical Soliton Solutions for Fractal Modified Zakharov–Kuznetsov Equation on Cantor Sets and Modulation Instability Analysis. Fractal and Fractional. 2026; 10(8):574. https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract10080574
Chicago/Turabian StyleMetonou, Richard, and Shehu Maitama. 2026. "Optical Soliton Solutions for Fractal Modified Zakharov–Kuznetsov Equation on Cantor Sets and Modulation Instability Analysis" Fractal and Fractional 10, no. 8: 574. https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract10080574
APA StyleMetonou, R., & Maitama, S. (2026). Optical Soliton Solutions for Fractal Modified Zakharov–Kuznetsov Equation on Cantor Sets and Modulation Instability Analysis. Fractal and Fractional, 10(8), 574. https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract10080574

