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Lax pair of an integrable non-linear PDE

The following is a fourth-order non-linear PDE that passes the Painleve integrability test $$\left(1+x^{2}\right)^{2}u_{xxxx} + 8x\left(1+x^{2}\right)u_{xxx} + 4\left(1+3x^{2}\right)u_{xx}+ t\left(...
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Two questions on Zuber's "KdV and W-flows"

I'm having difficulty following computations in the paper "KdV and W-flows" by Zuber. On pg. 2, what would be the conserved quantity $I_4$, related to the conservation laws of the KdV hierarchy? (...
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Lax pairs in an abstract formalism

I am reading Integrals of Nonlinear Equations of Evolution and Solitary Waves by Peter Lax and I'm having a hard time. The methods are pioneering, of course, but Lax does not bother much to provide ...
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What is an "integrable hierarchy"? (to a mathematician)

This is one of those "what is an $X$?" questions so let me apologize in advance. By now I have already encountered the phrase "integrable hierarchy" in mathematical contexts (in particular the so ...
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Proving a system is nonintegrable /not solvable with Inverse Scattering Transform

Question: Given a PDE, is there a general method to show that it is not solvable using the inverse scattering transform? Specifically, for the perturbed 1D NLS or the 2D cubic NLS, where was it ...
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Literature on ZS-AKNS systems with independent potentials

For those with some familiarity with integrable systems, I'll summarize my question as such: Where can I find literature on ZS-AKNS systems, and their solution via the inverse scattering transform, ...
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What is soliton

I am new to this word.. This is not research level problem and it is soft question in nature. Just for curiosity, i am asking.. In literature, i am finding following words:(Wikipedia+ others). ...
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Uniqueness for solution of a d-dbar system related to Davey-Stewartson Solitons

This question concerns a system of equations that arise in the study of one-soliton solutions to the Davey-Stewartson equation. In what follows, $f(z)$ denotes a function which depends smoothly (but ...
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