1st Edition

Exact Methods for Nonlinear PDEs

By Andrei D. Polyanin Copyright 2026
437 Pages
by Chapman & Hall

437 Pages
by Chapman & Hall

Exact Methods for Nonlinear PDEs describes effective analytical methods for finding exact solutions to nonlinear differential equations of mathematical physics and other partial differential equations and also demonstrates the practical applications of these methods. It covers the methods of generalized separation of variables, methods of functional separation of variables, the classical method... Read more

1.Elementary Invariant Theory: Algebraic Equations and ODEs

2.First-Order Partial Differential Equations

3.Solution Methods for Functional Equations

4.Elementary Invariant Theory: Partial Differential Equations

5.Methods of Generalized Separation of Variables

6.Methods of Functional Separation of Variables

7.DirectMethod of Symmetry Reductions. Weak Symmetries

8.Classical Method of Symmetry Reductions

9.Differential Constraints Method

10.Transformations of Equations of Mathematical Physics

11.Using Simple Solutions to Construct Complex Solutions

12.Constructing Solutions of Complex Equations

Biography

Andrei D. Polyanin, DSc, PhD, professor, is a well-known scientist of broad interests and is active in various areas of mathematics, mechanics, and chemical engineering sciences. Prof. Polyanin graduated with honors from the Department of Mechanics and Mathematics of Moscow State University in 1974. He earned his PhD in 1981 and DSc in 1986 from the Institute for Problems in Mechanics of the Russian (former USSR) Academy of Sciences. Since 1975, Prof. Polyanin has been working at the Institute for Problems in Mechanics of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He is a member of the Russian National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. Prof. Polyanin is an author of more than 30 books and over 300 articles and holds three patents.