Research Article

A Modified Expansion Approach for Capturing Nonlinearity and Dispersion in the Benney–Luke Equation

Volume: 10 Number: 2 December 24, 2025
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A Modified Expansion Approach for Capturing Nonlinearity and Dispersion in the Benney–Luke Equation

Abstract

This study investigates traveling wave solutions of the Benney–Luke equation, a higher-order dispersive model for shallow-water wave propagation. A modified expansion method combining an auxiliary function approach with Jacobi elliptic functions is proposed to obtain explicit analytical solutions. The derived solutions exhibit various wave forms depending on key parameters, and their accuracy is supported by numerical simulations. The results confirm the method’s effectiveness in capturing nonlinear and dispersive effects in shallow-water wave dynamics.

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The author have no received any financial support for the research, authorship, or publication of this study.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Partial Differential Equations

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 24, 2025

Submission Date

March 14, 2025

Acceptance Date

August 22, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 10 Number: 2

APA
Altan Koç, D. (2025). A Modified Expansion Approach for Capturing Nonlinearity and Dispersion in the Benney–Luke Equation. Sinop Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi, 10(2), 410-428. https://doi.org/10.33484/sinopfbd.1657807
AMA
1.Altan Koç D. A Modified Expansion Approach for Capturing Nonlinearity and Dispersion in the Benney–Luke Equation. Sinop Uni J Nat Sci. 2025;10(2):410-428. doi:10.33484/sinopfbd.1657807
Chicago
Altan Koç, Dilara. 2025. “A Modified Expansion Approach for Capturing Nonlinearity and Dispersion in the Benney–Luke Equation”. Sinop Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi 10 (2): 410-28. https://doi.org/10.33484/sinopfbd.1657807.
EndNote
Altan Koç D (December 1, 2025) A Modified Expansion Approach for Capturing Nonlinearity and Dispersion in the Benney–Luke Equation. Sinop Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi 10 2 410–428.
IEEE
[1]D. Altan Koç, “A Modified Expansion Approach for Capturing Nonlinearity and Dispersion in the Benney–Luke Equation”, Sinop Uni J Nat Sci, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 410–428, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.33484/sinopfbd.1657807.
ISNAD
Altan Koç, Dilara. “A Modified Expansion Approach for Capturing Nonlinearity and Dispersion in the Benney–Luke Equation”. Sinop Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi 10/2 (December 1, 2025): 410-428. https://doi.org/10.33484/sinopfbd.1657807.
JAMA
1.Altan Koç D. A Modified Expansion Approach for Capturing Nonlinearity and Dispersion in the Benney–Luke Equation. Sinop Uni J Nat Sci. 2025;10:410–428.
MLA
Altan Koç, Dilara. “A Modified Expansion Approach for Capturing Nonlinearity and Dispersion in the Benney–Luke Equation”. Sinop Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 10, no. 2, Dec. 2025, pp. 410-28, doi:10.33484/sinopfbd.1657807.
Vancouver
1.Dilara Altan Koç. A Modified Expansion Approach for Capturing Nonlinearity and Dispersion in the Benney–Luke Equation. Sinop Uni J Nat Sci. 2025 Dec. 1;10(2):410-28. doi:10.33484/sinopfbd.1657807


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