ISSN:
1089-7658
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Mathematics
,
Physics
Notes:
For (1+1)-dimensional diffusion equations where the diffusion coefficient is an arbitrary power of the dependent variable, a Painlevé test is performed on both the partial differential equation and the similarity reductions. The invariance of the Painlevé property under a large class of similarity reductions is shown. For the reductions with the Painlevé property, the explicit similarity solutions are given. It is demonstrated how results of a Painlevé analysis can be used to obtain further exact similarity solutions, even in cases without the Painlevé property.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.529615