Lie Symmetry Analysis, Analytical Solutions, and Conservation Laws of the Generalised Whitham–Broer–Kaup–Like Equations

Abstract

Abstract In this article, a generalised Whitham–Broer–Kaup–Like (WBKL) equations is investigated, which can describe the bidirectional propagation of long waves in shallow water. The equations can be reduced to the dispersive long wave equations, variant Boussinesq equations, Whitham–Broer–Kaup–Like equations, etc. The Lie symmetry analysis method is used to consider the vector fields and optimal system of the equations. The similarity reductions are given on the basic of the optimal system. Furthermore, the power series solutions are derived by using the power series theory. Finally, based on a new theorem of conservation laws, the conservation laws associated with symmetries of this equations are constructed with a detailed derivation.