An infinite branching hierarchy of time-periodic solutions of the Benjamin-Ono equation
We present a new representation of solutions of the Benjamin-Ono equation that are periodic in space and time. Up to an additive constant and a Galilean transformation, each of these solutions is a previously known, multi-periodic solution; however, the new representation unifies the subset of such solutions with a fixed spatial period and a continuously varying temporal period into a single network of smooth manifolds connected together by an infinite hierarchy of bifurcations. Our representation explicitly describes the evolution of the Fourier modes of the solution as well as the particle trajectories in a meromorphic representation of these solutions; therefore, we have also solved the problem of finding periodic solutions of the ordinary differential equation governing these particles, including a description of a bifurcation mechanism for adding or removing particles without destroying periodicity. We illustrate the types of bifurcation that occur with several examples, including degenerate bifurcations not predicted by linearization about traveling waves.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Computational Research Division
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-05CH11231
- OSTI ID:
- 944572
- Report Number(s):
- LBNL-1297E; TRN: US200902%%866
- Journal Information:
- Indiana University Mathematics Journal, Journal Name: Indiana University Mathematics Journal
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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