An averaging theorem for a perturbed KdV equation

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Abstract

We consider a perturbed KdV equation: u̇+ uxxx - 6uu x = εf (x, u(·)), x ε t, ∫t u dx = 0. For any periodic function u(x), let I (u) = I1 (u), I2 (u), . . .) ε r+ be the vector, formed by the KdV integrals of motion, calculated for the potential u(x). Assuming that the perturbation -f (x, u(x)) defines a smoothing mapping u(x) → f (x, u(x)) (e.g. it is a smooth function -f (x), independent from u), and that solutions of the perturbed equation satisfy some mild a priori assumptions, we prove that for solutions u(t, x) with typical initial data and for 0 ≥ t ≲ε-1, the vector I (u(t)) may be well approximated by a solution of theaveraged equation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1599-1621
Number of pages23
JournalNonlinearity
Volume26
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2013
Externally publishedYes

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