Symmetry Reduction, Exact Solutions, and Conservation Laws of the (2+1)-Dimensional Dispersive Long Wave Equations

Abstract

By means of the generalized direct method, we investigate the (2+1)-dimensional dispersive long wave equations. A relationship is constructed between the new solutions and the old ones and we obtain the full symmetry group of the (2+1)-dimensional dispersive long wave equations, which includes the Lie point symmetry group S and the discrete groups D. Some new forms of solutions are obtained by selecting the form of the arbitrary functions, based on their relationship. We also find an infinite number of conservation laws of the (2+1)-dimensional dispersive long wave equations.