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This paper is devoted to the generalized Kadomtsev–Petviashvili I equation. This study aims to propose a new approach for investigation for the existence of at least one global classical solution and the existence of at least two nonnegative global classical solutions. The main arguments in this paper are based on some recent theoretical results.

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This paper is devoted to the generalized Kadomtsev–Petviashvili I equation. This study aims to propose a new approach for investigation for the existence of at least one global classical solution and the existence of at least two nonnegative global classical solutions. The main arguments in this paper are based on some recent theoretical results.

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This paper is devoted to the generalized Kadomtsev–Petviashvili I equation. This study aims to propose a new approach for investigation for the existence of at least one global classical solution and the existence of at least two nonnegative global classical solutions. The main arguments in this paper are based on some recent theoretical results.

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This article is devoted to the generalized Kadomtsev–Petviashvili I equation. This study aims to propose a new approach for investigation for the existence of at least one global classical solution and the existence of at least two nonnegative global classical solutions. The main arguments in this paper are based on some recent theoretical results.

The Soviet physicists Boris Kadomtsev and Vladimir Petviashvili derived the equation that now bears their name, the Kadomtsev–Petviashvili equation (shortly the KP equation), as a model that describes the evolution of long ion-acoustic waves of small amplitude propagating in plasmas under the effect of long transverse perturbations. A particular case of this model is the Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) equation in the case of the absence of transverse dynamics. The KP equation is an extension of the classical KdV equation to two spatial dimensions, and it was used by Ablowitz and Segur for modeling of surface and internal water waves and for modeling in nonlinear optics, as well as in other physical settings.

The KP equation I can consider as a nonlinear partial differential equation in two spatial and one temporal coordinate. There are two distinct versions of the KP equation, which can be written in a normalized form in the following way:

where u = u (x, y, t) is a scalar function, x and y are the longitudinal and transverse spatial coordinates, subscripts x, y, t denote partial derivatives and σ2 = ±1. When σ = 1, this equation is known as the KPII equation, and in this case, it models water waves with small surface tension. In the case when σ = −1, this equation is known as the KPI equation, and in this case, it models waves in thin films with high surface tension. In the references, the equation is often written with different coefficients in front of the various terms. Note that the particular values are inessential and they can be modified by appropriate rescaling of the dependent variables and of the independent variables.

This paper is devoted to the IVP for the generalized Kadomtsev–Petviashvilli I (gKP I) equation

(1.1)

where

H1.

lN, l ≥ 5, u0Cl+1(R2), |u0(x, y)| ≤ B, (x,y)R2, B > 0 is a given constant.

H2.

ν = ±1, μ > 0.

In the particular case, when l = 5, equation (1.1) is reduced to the fifth-order KP I equation and in the case l = 3, equation (1.1) is reduced to the KP equation.

In Ref. [1], when l = 3, the authors the local well-posedness for the Cauchy problem for the KP equation in certain Sobolev spaces. Generically, the solution of the KP equation develops a singularity in finite time t. It is discussed in Refs [2, 3] that this singularity develops at a point where the derivatives become divergent in all directions except one.

In Ref. [4], the authors established the local well-posedness of the Cauchy problem for the gKP I equation in anisotropic Sobolev spaces Hs1,s2(R) when s1>α14,s20 and α ≥ 4, and global well-posedness in Hs1,0(R) when s1>(α1)(3α4)4(5α+3) and 4 ≤ α ≤ 5, as well as when s1>α(3α4)4(5α+4) and α > 5.

Mechanical systems with impact, heartbeats, blood flows, population dynamics, industrial robotics, biotechnology, economics, etc. are real-world and applied science phenomena which are abruptly changed in their states at some time instants due to short time perturbations whose duration is negligible in comparison with the duration of these phenomena. A natural framework for mathematical simulation of such phenomena is differential equations when more factors are taken into account, please see Refs [5–8].

This paper aims to investigate the IVP (1.1) for the existence of at least one and at least two global classical solutions. In addition of (H1) and (H2), suppose

H3.

gC(0,×R2) is a positive function on 0,×R2 such that

and

for some constant A > 0, and

H4.

ϵ ∈ (0, 1), A and B satisfy the inequalities ϵB1(1 + A) < B and AB1 < 1.

H5.

Let m > 0 be large enough and A, B, r, L, R1 be positive constants that satisfy the following conditions

In the last section, we will give an example of a function g and constants ϵ, A, B, B1, r, L, R1 and m that satisfy (H3)–(H5).

With X=C1(0,×Cl+1(R2)), we denote the space of all continuous functions on 0,×R2 so that ut, xru, txu, yu, y2u, r = 1, …, l + 1, exist and are continuous on 0,×R2.

Our main result for existence of at least one global classical solution is as follows.

Theorem 1.1.

Suppose that (H1)–(H4) hold. Then the IVP(1.1)has at least one solutionu ∈ X.

Next theorem is our result for the existence of at least two global nonnegative classical solutions.

Theorem 1.2.

Suppose that (H1)–(H3) and(H5)hold. Then the IVP(1.1)has at least two nonnegative solutionsu1, u2 ∈ X.

The main idea for the proof of our main results is as follows. First, we find an integral representation of the solutions of the IVP (1.1). Then we construct a pair of operators so that any fixed point of their sum is a solution of the IVP (1.1). We find some a-priori estimates of the defined operators and using some fixed point theorems we conclude the existence of at least one global classical solution and the existence of at least two nonnegative classical solutions of the IVP (1.1).

The paper is organized as follows. In the next section, we give some auxiliary results. In Section 3, we give some preliminary results. In Section 4, we will prove our main results. In Section 5, we give an example to illustrate our main results.

In this section, as in Ref. [9], we will give some basic definitions and facts which will be used in this paper. Moreover, we will formulate the basic fixed-point theorems which we explore to prove our main results. For more details, we refer the reader to the papers [10–14] and references therein. To prove the existence of at least one global classical solution for the IVP (1.1), we will use the following fixed-point theorem.

Theorem 2.1.

([9, 12, 13]) Suppose that the constantsϵandBare positive constants. LetEbe a Banach space and define the setX = {x ∈ E: ‖x‖ ≤ B} and the operatorTx = −ϵx,x ∈ X. Assume that the operatorS : XEis a continuous operator and the set (I − S)(X) resides in a compact subset ofE. Let also,

(2.1)
for anyλ0,1ϵ. Then there existsx* ∈ Xfor which one has

Below, assume that X is a real Banach space. Now, we will recall the definition of a completely continuous operator in a Banach space.

Definition 2.2.

[9] A mapK : XXis called a completely continuous map if it is continuous and it maps any bounded set into a relatively compact set.

For completeness, we will recall the definition of the Kuratowski measure of noncompactness, which will be used to be define l-set contraction mappings when lN0.

Definition 2.3.

[9] With ΩXwe will denote the class of all bounded sets ofX. Then the Kuratowski measure of noncompactnessα:ΩX0,is defined by

here, withdiam (Yj) = sup{‖x − yX : x, y ∈ Yj} we will denote the diameter ofYj,j ∈ {1, …, m}.

For the main properties of the measure of noncompactness, we refer the reader to Ref. [10]. Now, we are ready to define an l-set contraction in a Banach space for any lN0.

Definition 2.4.

[9] A mapK : XXis called anl-set contraction if it is continuous, bounded and there exists a constantl ≥ 0 for which one has the following inequality

for any bounded setYX. The mapKwill be called a strict set contraction map ifl < 1.

Note that any completely continuous mapping K : XX is a 0-set contraction (see Ref. [11], p. 264). Next, for our main results, we have a need for a definition of an expansive operator.

Definition 2.5.

[9] LetXandYbe real Banach spaces. A mapK : XYis called expansive if there exists a constanth > 1 for which one has the following inequality

for anyx, y ∈ X.

Now, we will recall the definition of a cone in a Banach space.

Definition 2.6.

[9] A closed, convex setPinXis said to be cone if

  1. αxPfor anyα ≥ 0 and for anyxP,

  2. x,xPimpliesx = 0.

Denote P*=P\{0}. The next result is a fixed-point theorem which we will use to prove the existence of at least two nonnegative global classical solutions of the IVP (1.1). For its proof, we refer the reader to the paper [14].

Theorem 2.7.

LetPbe a cone of a Banach spaceE; Ω a subset ofPandU1, U2and U3three open bounded subsets ofPsuch thatU¯1U¯2U3and 0 ∈ U1. Assume thatT:ΩPis an expansive mapping with constanth > 1,S:U¯3Eis ak-set contraction with 0 ≤ k < h − 1 andS(U¯3)(IT)(Ω). Suppose that(U2\U¯1)Ω,(U3\U¯2)Ω, and there existsu0P*such that the following conditions hold:

  1. Sx ≠ (I − T)(x − λu0), for allλ > 0 andx ∈ ∂U1 ∩ (Ω + λu0),

  2. There existsϵ ≥ 0 such thatSx ≠ (I − T)(λx), for allλ ≥ 1 + ϵ,      x ∈ ∂U2andλx ∈ Ω,

  3. Sx ≠ (I − T)(x − λu0), for allλ > 0 andx ∈ ∂U3 ∩ (Ω + λu0).

ThenT + Shas at least two non-zero fixed pointsx1,x2Psuch that

or

In this section, we will define suitable operators and we will deduct some a-priori estimates which we will use to prove our main results. Let X be endowed with the norm

provided it exists. For u ∈ X, define the operator

In the next lemma, we will establish that any solution of an integral equation is a solution to the IVP (1.1).

Lemma 3.1.

Suppose that (H1) and (H2) hold. Letu ∈ Xbe a solution of the equation

(3.1)
Then it is a solution of the IVP(1.1).

Proof. Let u ∈ X be a solution of equation (3.1). Using the definition of S1, we get the following integral equation

For the last integral equation, we differentiate one time with respect to t and we get the following integral equation

Therefore

Thus, u satisfies the first equation of (1.1). Now, we put t = 0 and we arrive at the equality

From here, we conclude that u satisfies the second equation of (1.1). Consequently, u is a solution to the IVP (1.1). This completes the proof.□

Now, we will give an a-priori estimate of the operator S1. For this aim, we define the constant

Lemma 3.2.

Suppose that (H1) and (H2) hold. Letu ∈ Xbe such thatu‖ ≤ b, for some constantb > 1. Then one has

Proof. By the definition of the operator S1, one gets

This completes the proof.□

For u ∈ X, we define the operator

(t,x,y)0,×R2. In the next lemma, we will give an estimate of the norm of the operator S2.

Lemma 3.3.

Suppose that (H1)–(H3) hold. Foru ∈ X,u‖ ≤ B, one has the following estimate

Proof. We will use the inequality (v + w)q ≤ 2q(vq + wq), q > 0, v, w > 0, to find estimates for S2u and its derivatives. Then, we will deduct the desired estimate for the norm of S2u. We have

Now, we will estimate the first derivative with respect to t of S2u. For it, one has

For the derivatives of S2u with respect to x, one deduct

As above, one can get the following estimates

Note that for the mixed derivative txS2u, one has

Thus,

This completes the proof.□

In the next result, we will give other integral equations whose solutions are solutions to the IVP (1.1).

Lemma 3.4.

Suppose (H1),(H2)and letgC(0,×R)be a positive function almost everywhere on0,×R2. Ifu ∈ Xsatisfies the equation

(3.2)
thenuis a solution to the IVP(1.1).

Proof. We differentiate two times with respect to t, five times with respect to x and five times with respect to yequation (3.2) and we find

whereupon

since S1u(⋅, ⋅, ⋅) is a continuous function on 0,×R2, we get

thus,

hence and Lemma 3.1, we conclude that u is a solution to the IVP (1.1). This completes the proof.□

Let Ỹ̃̃ denote the set of all equi-continuous families in X with respect to the norm ‖ ⋅‖. Let also, Ỹ̃=Ỹ̃̃¯ be the closure of Ỹ̃̃, Ỹ=Ỹ̃{u0},

Note that Y is a compact set in X. For u ∈ X, define the operators

For u ∈ Y, using Lemma 3.3, we have

Thus, S : YE is continuous and (I − S)(Y) resides in a compact subset of E. Now, suppose that there is a u ∈ E so that ‖u‖ = B and

or

or

for some λ0,1ϵ. Hence, ‖S2u‖ ≤ AB1 < B,

which is a contradiction. Hence Theorem 2.1 follows that the operator T + S has a fixed point u* ∈ Y. Therefore,

where

from here and from Lemma 3.4, it follows that u is a solution to the IVP (1.1). This completes the proof.

Let X be the space used in the previous section. Let also,

with P we will denote the set of all equi-continuous families in P̃. For v ∈ X, define the operators

t0,, (x,y)R2. Note that any fixed point v ∈ X of the operator T1 + S3 is a solution to the IVP (1.1). Define

  1. Let v1, v2 ∈ Ω. Then, we get

from the last equality, we conclude that the operator T1 : Ω → X is an expansive operator with a constant h = 1 + > 1.

  1. Take vP¯R1 arbitrarily. Then

from the last inequality, we conclude that the set S3(P¯R1) is uniformly bounded. Because the operator S3:P¯R1X is a continuous operator, we get that S3(P¯R1) is equi-continuous. Therefore, the operator S3:P¯R1X is a 0-set contraction.

  1. Take v1P¯R1 arbitrarily. Set

note that S2v1+L50 on 0,×R2. Therefore, v2 ≥ 0 on 0,×R2 and we have the following estimate

consequently v2 ∈ Ω. Moreover,

or

Therefore, S3(P¯R1)(IT1)(Ω).

  1. Suppose that for any v0P*, there exist λ > 0 and zPr(Ω+λv0) or zPR1(Ω+λv0) such that

hence,

or

from the last equation, we arrive at

this is a contradiction.

  1. Assume that for any ϵ1 ≥ 0 small enough there exist a x1PL and λ1 ≥ 1 + ϵ1 such that λ1x1P¯R1 and

(4.1)

When ϵ1>25m, one has x1PL, λ1x1P¯R1, λ1 ≥ 1 + ϵ1 and (4.1) holds. Since x1PL and λ1x1P¯R1, it follows that

in addition,

or

hence,

and

which is a contradiction.

Therefore, all conditions of Theorem 2.7 hold and the IVP (1.1) has at least two solutions u1 and u2 so that

or

Below, we will illustrate our main results. Let B = μ = ν = 1 and

let also,

then

and

i.e. (H4) holds. Next,

i.e. (H5) holds. Take

then

therefore

and

consequently

hence, there exists a positive constant C1 so that

sR. Note that lims±1l(s)=π2 and by Ref. [15] (p. 707, Integral 79), we have

let

and

then there exists a constant C > 0 such that

let

then

i.e. (H3), holds. Therefore, for the IVP

are fulfilled all conditions of Theorem 1.1 and Theorem 1.2.

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