Abstract

In this paper, numerical solutions for nonlinear coupled Korteweg-de Vries(abbreviated as KdV) equations are calculated by the Sinc-collocation method. This approach is based on a global collocation method using Sinc basis functions. The first step is to discretize time derivative of the KdV equations by a classic finite difference formula, while the space derivatives are approximated by a weighted scheme. Sinc functions are used to solve these two equations. Soliton solutions are constructed to show the nature of the solution. The numerical results are shown to demonstrate the efficiency of the newly proposed method.

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Publication details

DOI
10.24200/squjs.vol20iss2pp19-30
Journal
Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, 20(2), 19
Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University
Open access
Gold open access
License
CC BY 4.0

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APA 7

Al‐Khaled, K. (2015). Numerical Wave Solutions for Nonlinear Coupled Equations using Sinc-Collocation Method. Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, 20(2), 19. https://doi.org/10.24200/squjs.vol20iss2pp19-30

MLA 9

Al‐Khaled, Kamel. "Numerical Wave Solutions for Nonlinear Coupled Equations using Sinc-Collocation Method." Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, vol. 20, no. 2, 2015, pp. 19. https://doi.org/10.24200/squjs.vol20iss2pp19-30.

Chicago (author–date)

Al‐Khaled, Kamel. 2015. "Numerical Wave Solutions for Nonlinear Coupled Equations using Sinc-Collocation Method." Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science 20 (2): 19. https://doi.org/10.24200/squjs.vol20iss2pp19-30.

Harvard

Al‐Khaled, K. (2015) 'Numerical Wave Solutions for Nonlinear Coupled Equations using Sinc-Collocation Method', Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, 20(2), pp. 19. doi:10.24200/squjs.vol20iss2pp19-30.

Vancouver

Al‐Khaled K. Numerical Wave Solutions for Nonlinear Coupled Equations using Sinc-Collocation Method. Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science. 2015;20(2):19. doi:10.24200/squjs.vol20iss2pp19-30

IEEE

K. Al‐Khaled, "Numerical Wave Solutions for Nonlinear Coupled Equations using Sinc-Collocation Method," Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 19, 2015, doi: 10.24200/squjs.vol20iss2pp19-30.