A nonlocal variable coefficient modified KdV equation derived from a two-layer fluid system and its exact solutions

Abstract

A nonlocal form of a two-layer fluid system is proposed by a simple symmetry reduction, then by applying multiple scale method to it a general nonlocal two place variable coefficient modified KdV (VCmKdV) equation with shifted space and delayed time reversal is derived. Various exact solutions of the VCmKdV equation, including elliptic periodic waves, solitary waves and interaction solutions between solitons and periodic waves are obtained and analyzed graphically. As an illustration, an approximate solution of the original nonlocal two-layer fluid system is also given.