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In the current work, we propose the fractal Whitham–Broer–Kaup equation which can well describe the propagation of shallow water travelling along unsmooth boundary (such as the fractal seabed). By the Semi-inverse method, we establish its fractal variational principle, which is proved to have a strong minimum condition by He–Weierstrass theorem. Then the fractal variational method is used to seek its solitary wave solution. The impact of the fractal order on the behaviors of the solitary wave is presented through the 3-D plots and 2-D curves. The finding in this paper is important for the coast protection and expected to bring a light to the study of the fractal theoretical basis in the geosciences.
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This work is supported by Program of Henan Polytechnic University (No. B2018-40), Innovative Scientists and Technicians Team of Henan Provincial High Education (21IRTSTHN016), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Universities of Henan Province (NSFRF210324), Key Project of Scientific and Technology Research of Henan Province (212102210224).
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Liang, YH., Wang, GD. & Wang, KJ. Solitary waves of the fractal Whitham–Broer–Kaup equation in shallow water. Int J Geomath 12, 22 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13137-021-00189-9
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Keywords
- Fractal variational principle
- Semi-inverse method
- He’s fractal derivatives
- Shallow water wave
- Unsmooth boundary
- He–Weierstrass function