In this paper, the Lie symmetry algebra of the coupled Kadomtsev-Petviashvili (cKP) equation is obtained by the classical Lie group method and this algebra is shown to have a Kac-Moody-Virasoro loop algebra structur...In this paper, the Lie symmetry algebra of the coupled Kadomtsev-Petviashvili (cKP) equation is obtained by the classical Lie group method and this algebra is shown to have a Kac-Moody-Virasoro loop algebra structure. Then the general symmetry groups of the cKP equation is also obtained by the symmetry group direct method which is proposed by Lou et alo From the general symmetry groups, the Lie symmetry group can be recovered and a group of discrete transformations can be derived simultaneously. Lastly, from a known simple solution of the cKP equation, we can easily obtain two new solutions by the general symmetry groups.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos 10747141 and 10735030)National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No 2007CB814800)+2 种基金Natural Science Foundations of Zhejiang Province of China (Grant No605408)Ningbo Natural Science Foundation (Grant Nos 2007A610049 and 2008A610017)K. C.Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University
文摘In this paper, the Lie symmetry algebra of the coupled Kadomtsev-Petviashvili (cKP) equation is obtained by the classical Lie group method and this algebra is shown to have a Kac-Moody-Virasoro loop algebra structure. Then the general symmetry groups of the cKP equation is also obtained by the symmetry group direct method which is proposed by Lou et alo From the general symmetry groups, the Lie symmetry group can be recovered and a group of discrete transformations can be derived simultaneously. Lastly, from a known simple solution of the cKP equation, we can easily obtain two new solutions by the general symmetry groups.