• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Symmetries and exact solutions of the rotating shallow-water equations
  • Contributor: CHESNOKOV, A. A.
  • Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2009
  • Published in: European Journal of Applied Mathematics, 20 (2009) 5, Seite 461-477
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1017/s0956792509990064
  • ISSN: 0956-7925; 1469-4425
  • Keywords: Applied Mathematics
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  • Description: <jats:p>Lie symmetry analysis is applied to study the non-linear rotating shallow-water equations. The 9-dimensional Lie algebra of point symmetries admitted by the model is found. It is shown that the rotating shallow-water equations can be transformed to the classical shallow-water model. The derived symmetries are used to generate new exact solutions of the rotating shallow-water equations. In particular, a new class of time-periodic solutions with quasi-closed particle trajectories is constructed and studied. The symmetry reduction method is also used to obtain some invariant solutions of the model. Examples of these solutions are presented with a brief physical interpretation.</jats:p>