Variable Coefficient Exact Solutions for Some Nonlinear Conformable Partial Differential Equations Using an Auxiliary Equation Method

Abstract

The objective of this present paper is to utilize an auxiliary equation method for constructing exact solutions associated with variable coefficient function forms for certain nonlinear partial differential equations (NPDEs) in the sense of the conformable derivative. Utilizing the specific fractional transformations, the conformable derivatives appearing in the original equation can be converted into integer order derivatives with respect to new variables. As for applications of the method, we particularly obtain variable coefficient exact solutions for the conformable time (2 + 1)-dimensional Kadomtsev–Petviashvili equation and the conformable space-time (2 + 1)-dimensional Boussinesq equation. As a result, the obtained exact solutions for the equations are solitary wave solutions including a soliton solitary wave solution and a bell-shaped solitary wave solution. The advantage of the used method beyond other existing methods is that it provides variable coefficient exact solutions covering constant coefficient ones. In consequence, the auxiliary equation method based on setting all coefficients of an exact solution as variable function forms can be more extensively used, straightforward and trustworthy for solving the conformable NPDEs.