Journal of Nonlinear Mathematical Physics

Volume 25, Issue 1, February 2018, Pages 166 - 177

On the discretization of Laine equations

Authors
Kostyantyn Zheltukhin
Middle East Technical University, Department of Mathematics, Universiteler Mahallesi, Dumlupinar Bulvar No:1, 06800 Cankaya, Ankara, Turkey,zheltukh@metu.edu.tr
Natalya Zheltukhina
Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Bilkent University, 06800 Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey,natalya@fen.bilkent.edu.tr
Received 20 July 2017, Accepted 31 July 2017, Available Online 6 January 2021.
DOI
10.1080/14029251.2018.1440748How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Semi-discrete chain; Darboux integrability; x-integral; n-integral; discretization
Abstract

We consider the discretization of Darboux integrable equations. For each of the integrals of a Laine equation we constructed either a semi-discrete equation which has that integral as an n-integral, or we proved that such an equation does not exist. It is also shown that all constructed semi-discrete equations are Darboux integrable.

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1. Introduction

When considering hyperbolic type equations

uxy=g(x,y,u,ux,uy)(1.1)
one finds an important special subclass, so called Darboux integrable equations, that is described in terms of x-and y-integrals. Recall that a function W(x, y, u, ux, ux x, …) is called a y–integral of equation (1.1) if DyW(x, y, u, ux, …)|(1.1) = 0, where Dy represents the total derivative with respect to y( see [2] and [8]). An x-integral W¯=W¯(x,y,u,uy,uyy,) for equation (1.1) is defined in a similar way. Equation (1.1) is said to be Darboux integrable if it admits a nontrivial x-integral and a nontrivial y–integral.

The classification problem for Darboux integrable equations was considered by Goursat, Zhiber and Sokolov (see [2] and [8]). In his paper Goursat obtained a supposedly complete list of Darboux integrable equations of the form (1.1). A detailed discussion of the subject and corresponding references can be found in the survey [9].

Later Laine [7] published two Darboux integrable hyperbolic equations, which were absent in Goursat's list. The first equation found by Laine is

uxy=ux(uy+uyuy+uyux).(1.2)
It has a second order y-integral
W1=uxxux12ux(1uy+3ux)+1ux(1.3)
and a third order x-integral
W¯=(uyyyuyy22uyuyy1+5uy12+4uyuy)(uyy2uy+2uy32+uy2uy)1(2uy+2uy326uy210uy524uy3(uy)2)(uyy2uy+2uy32+uy2uy)1.(1.4)
The second equation found by Laine is
uxy=2((u+X)2+ux+(u+X)(u+X)2+ux)(uy+uyuyuy(u+X)2+ux).(1.5)
It has a second order y-integral
W2=uxx2ux(1u+X(u+X)2+ux)+u+(u+X)2+2ux(u+X)2+ux         (u+X)2+ux+(u+X)(u+X)2+uxuy(1.6)
and a third order x-integral (1.4). For the second equation Laine assumed X to be an arbitrary function of x. However Kaptsov (see [6]) has shown that X must be a constant function if equation (1.5) admits the integrals (1.6) and (1.4). Thus it can be assumed, without loss of generality, that X = 0.

One can also consider a semi-discrete analogue of Darboux integrable equations (see [1]). The notion of Darboux integrability for semi-discrete equations was developed by Habibullin (see [3]). For a function t = t(n, x) of the continuous variable x and discrete variable n we introduce notations

tk=t(n+k,x),k,t[m]=dmdxmt(n,x),m.
Then a hyperbolic type semi-discrete equation can be written as
t1x=f(x,n,t,t1,tx).(1.7)
A function F of variables x, n, and t, t1,…,tk is called an x-integral of equation (1.7) if Dx F|(1.7) = 0. A function I of variables x, n, t, t[1],…,t[m] is called an n-integral of equation (1.7) if DI|(1.7) = I, where D is a shift operator. Equation (1.7) is said to be Darboux integrable if it admits a nontrivial n-integral and a nontrivial x-integral. In what follows we consider the equalities Dx = 0 and DI = I, which define x-and n-integrals F and I, only on solutions of the corresponding equations. For more information on semi-discrete Darboux integrable equations see [3], [4] and [5].

The interest in the continuous and discrete Darboux integrable models is stimulated by exponential type systems. Such systems are connected with semi-simple and affine Lie algebras which have applications in Liouville and conformal field theories.

The discretization of equations from Goursat’s list was considered by Habibullin and Zheltukhina in [5]. In the present paper we find semi-discrete versions of Laine equations (1.2) and (1.5). In particular we find semi-discrete equations that admit functions (1.3) or (1.6) as n-integrals, and show that these equations are Darboux integrable. This is the main result of our paper given in Theorem 1.1 and Theorem 1.2 below.

Theorem 1.1.

The semi-discrete chain (1.7), which admits a minimal order n-integral

I1=txxtx12tx(1tε(n)+3tx)+1tx,(1.8)
where ε(n) is an arbitrary function of n, is
t1x=tx(t1x)(tx)B(n,t,t1),(1.9)
where B is a function of n, t, t1, satisfying the following equation
(t1ε)(t1ε1)2(tε)(t1ε1)B+(tε)(tε1)B2=0.(1.10)
Moreover, chain (1.9) admits an x-integral of minimal order 3.

Theorem 1.2.

The semi-discrete chain (1.7), which admits a minimal order n-integral

I2=txx2tx(1tt2+tx)+t+t2+2txt2+txt2+tx+tt2+txtε(n),(1.11)
where ε(n) is an arbitrary function of n, is
t1x=2A(tAt1)t2+tx+A2tx+2tA(tAt1),(1.12)
where A is a function of n, t, t1, satisfying the following system of equations
{At=2t1(t1ε1)A+(ε+2t)(t1ε1)A2ε1(t2ε)A32(t1ε1)(tε)(t1tA),At1=ε(t1ε1)+(tε)(2t1ε1)A2t(t2ε)A22(t1ε1)(tε)(t1tA).(1.13)
Moreover, chain (1.12) admits an x-integral of minimal order 2.

The paper is organized as follows. In Sections 2 and 3 we give proofs of Theorems 1.1 and 1.2 respectively. In Section 4 we show that function (1.4) can not be a minimal order n-integral for any equation (1.7).

2. Proof of Theorem 1.1

Discretization by n-integral: Let us find f(x, n, t, t1, tx) such that DI1 = I1, where I1 is defined by (1.8). Equality D I1 = I1 implies

fx+fttx+ft1f+ftxtxxff2(1t1ε1+3t1x)+1t1x=txxtxtx2(1tε+3tx)+1tx,(2.1)
where ε = ε(n) and ε1 = ε(n + 1).

By comparing the coefficients before txx in (2.1), we get ftxf=1tx, which implies that f = A(x, n, t, t1)tx. We substitute this expression for f in (2.1) and get

Ax+Attx+At1AtxAAtx2(1t1ε1+3t1x)+1t1x=tx2(1tε+3tx)+1tx.(2.2)
The above equation is equivalent to a system of two equations
{AxA+1t1x=1tx,AtA+At1A2(1t1ε1+3t1x)=12(1tε+3tx).(2.3)
The first equation of system (2.3) can be written as x(ln|A|ln|t1x|+ln|tx|)=0 which implies that
A(x,n,t,t1)=t1xtxB(n,t,t1)(2.4)
for some function B of variables n, t, t1. Substituting expression (2.4) for A into the second equation of system (2.3), we get
1tx+BtB+Btx+Bt1(t1x)txB(t1x)2(tx)(1t1ε1+3t1x)=12(1tε+3tx).(2.5)
Thus
(tx)BtB+(t1x)Bt1B2(1+t1xt1ε1)=12(1+txtε).(2.6)
We compare the coefficients before x and x0 in (2.6) and obtain
{BtBBt1+B2(t1ε1)=12(tε),tBtB+t1Bt1B2t1B2(t1ε1)=12t2(tε),(2.7)
which is equivalent to
{Bt=B(ε2t+t1εB+tB)2(tε)(tt1),Bt1=ε1+t1+ε1B+tB2t1B2(t1ε1)(tt1).(2.8)
The last system is compatible, that is Bt t1=Bt1t, if and only if equality (1.10) is satisfied.

Existence of an x-integral: Let us show that equation (1.9) where function B satisfies (1.10) has a finite dimensional x-ring. We have,

t1x=t1xtxBtx,t2x=t2xtxBB1tx, and t3x=t3xtxBB1B2tx,(2.9)
where B = B(n, t, t1), B1 = B(n + 1, t1, t2) and B2 = B(n + 2, t2, t3). We are looking for a function F(x, n, t, t1, t2, t3) such that DxF = 0, that is
Fx+Fttx+Ft1t1x+Ft2t2x+Ft3t3x=0.(2.10)
Thus
Fx+Fttx+Ft1t1xtxBtx+Ft2t2xtxBB1tx+Ft3t3xtxBB1B2tx=0,(2.11)
which is equivalent to
{Fx=0(tx)Ft+(t1x)BFt1+(t2x)BB1Ft2+(t3x)BB1B2Ft3=0.(2.12)
By comparing the coefficients of x0 and x in the last equality we get the following system
{tFt+t1BFt1+t2BB1Ft2+t3BB1B2Ft3=0,FtBFt1BB1Ft2BB1B2Ft3=0.(2.13)
After diagonalization this system becomes
{Ft+BB1(t2t1)tt1Ft2+BB1B2(t3t1)tt1Ft3=0,Ft1+B1(tt2)tt1Ft2+B1B2(tt3)tt1Ft3=0.(2.14)
We introduce vector fields
V1=t+BB1(t2t1)tt1t2+BB1B2(t3t1)tt1t3,V2=t1+B1(tt2)tt1t2+B1B2(tt3)tt1t3.(2.15)
and V = [V1, V2]. Then, we have
2(tt1)2B1V=(t1t2+B(t2t+(tt1)B1)t2+B2(t1t3+B(t3t+(tt1)B1B2))t3.
Direct calculation show that
[V1,V]=3ε4t+t12(εt)(tt1)V and [V2,V]=3ε1+t4t12(ε1t1)(t1t)V.(2.16)
Hence vector fields V1, V2 and V form a finite-dimensional ring. By the Jacobi Theorem the system of three equations V1(F) = 0, V2(F) = 0, V(F) = 0 has a nonzero solution F(t, t1, t2, t3). The function F(t, t1, t2, t3) is an x-integral of equation (1.9).

3. Proof of Theorem 1.2

Discretization by n-integral: Let us find a function f(x, n, t, t1, tx) such that DI2 = I2, where I2 is given by (1.11). The equality DI2 = I2 implies that

fx+fttx+ft1f+ftxtxx2f(1t1t12+f)t12+f+t1t12+ft1ε1+t1+t12+2ft12+f=txx2tx(1tt2+tx)t2+tx+tt2+txtε+t+t2+2txt2+tx,(3.1)
where ε = ε(n) and ε1 = ε(n + 1). Comparing the coefficients before txx in equality (3.1), we get
ftxf(1t1t12+f)=1tx(1tt2+tx).(3.2)
This can be written as
txln(ff+t12+t1f+t12t1)=txln(txtx+t2+ttx+t2t).(3.3)
Thus
f+t12+t1=(tx+t2+t)A(x,n,t,t1),(3.4)
where A is some function of variables x, n, t and t1. The last equality is equivalent to
f=(2A2t2At1)tx+t2+A2tx+t(2A2t2At1).(3.5)
We substitute f given by (3.5) into equality (3.1), use (3.4) and equality
f+t12t1=f(tx+t2t)Atx
to get
1tx+t2f+t12(Λ1tx2+Λ2txtx+t2+Λ3tx+Λ4tx+t2++Λ5t2)=0,(3.6)
where
Λi=αi1Ax+αi2At+αi3At1+αi4,1i5(3.7)
and
α11=0,α12=1,α13=A2,α14=AtεA3t1ε1,α21=0,α22=tt1A,α23=3t1A+3tA2,α24=t1+2tAtε+2t1A23tA3t1ε1+A2A,
α31=1,α32=t2,α33=2t12+5t2A26t1tA,α34=t1t+t(t+2ε)Atε+5t2A3+4t1tA2t12At1ε1+t1+2tA2t1A,
α41=tt1A,α42=0,α43=4t3A26t1t2A+2t12t,α44=2εt2A+εtt1tε+4t3A3+4t1t2A2t12tAt1ε1+2t2A2t1tA,
We can solve the overdetermined system of linear equations Λi = 0, i = 1,2 … 5, with respect to Ax At, At1 and obtain
{Ax=0,At=Atε+A22(t1tA)(Aε1t1ε1εtε),At1=At1ε112(t1tA)(Aε1t1ε1εtε).(3.8)
By direct calculations one can check that At t_{1} = At_{1 t}, so the above system has a solution.

Existence of an x-integral: We are looking for a function F(t, t1, t2) such that DxF = 0 that is

Fttx+Ft1t1x+Ft2t2x=0,(3.9)
where t satisfies equation (1.7) with function f given by (3.5). We use
t1x=A2(t,t1)tx+2A(t,t1)(tA(t,t1)t1)(tx+t2+t)
and
f+t12=(tx+t2+t)At1,
to get
t2x=A2(t,t1)A2(t1,t2)tx+2(tx+t2+t)(tA(t,t1)t1)A(t,t1)A2(t1,t2)+2(tx+t2+t)(t1A(t1,t2)t2)A(t,t1)A(t1,t2).
By substituting these expressions for t1x and t2x into equality (3.9) and comparing the coefficients of tx+t2,tx and tx0, we obtain the following system of equations
{Ft2A(t,t1)(tA(t,t1)t1)Ft1+2A(t,t1)A(t1,t2)(tA(t,t1)A(t1,t2)t2)Ft2=0,+A2(t,t1)Ft1+A2(t,t1)A2(t1,t2)Ft2=0,2tA(t,t1)(tA(t,t1)t1)Ft1+2tA(t,t1)A(t1,t2)(tA(t,t1)A(t1,t2)t2)Ft2=0.
To check for the existence of a solution we transform the above system to its row reduced form
{Ft+A2(t,t1)A(t1,t2)(t2t1A(t1,t2))tA(t,t1)t1Ft2=0,Ft1+A(t1,t2)(t2tA(t,t1)A(t1,t2))tA(t,t1)+t1Ft2=0.(3.10)
The corresponding vector fields
V1=t+A2(t,t1)A(t1,t2)(t2t1A(t1,t2))tA(t,t1)t1t2,V2=t1+A(t1,t2)(t2tA(t,t1)A(t1,t2))tA(t,t1)+t1t2
commute, that is [V1, V2] = 0, provided A satisfies system (3.8). Thus by the Jacobi theorem, system (3.10) has a solution. To solve the system define a function E(t, t1, t2) by
Et=A2tAt1,Et2=1A1(t1A1t2),Et1=t2tAA1(tAt1)(t1A1t2)+1t1ε1E,
where A = A(t, t1) and A1 = A(t1, t2).

One can check that Ett1=Et1t and Et1t2=Et2t1, so such a function E exists. Function E is a first integral of the first equation of system (3.10). We write system (3.10) using new variables

t˜=t,t˜1=t1,t˜2=E(t,t1,t2)
and obtain
{Ft˜=0Ft˜1+t˜2t˜1ε1Ft˜2=0.(3.11)
Therefore one of the x-integrals is F(t, t1, t2) = E(t, t1, t2) /(t1ε(n + 1)) where function E defined above.

4. Nonexistence of a chain (1.7) admitting the minimal order n-integral (1.4)

Let us find a function f(x, n, t, t1, tx) such that equation (1.7) has the n-integral

I=txxxtxx22txtxx1+5tx+4txtx2tx+2txtx6tx210tx2tx4tx3(tx)2txx2tx+4txtx+2tx2tx.
We have,
t1x=f(x,n,t,t1,tx),t1xx=fx+fttx+ft1f+ftxtxx,t1xxx=(fxx+fxttx+fxt1f+fxtxtxx)+tx(fxt+ftttx+ftt1f+fttxtxx)+fttxx+f(fxt1+ftt1tx+ft1t1f+ft1txtxx)+ft1(fx+fttx+ft1f+ftxtxx)+txx(fxtx+fttxtx+ft1txf+ftxtxtxx)+ftxtxxx.
Equality DI = I is equivalent to J: = L(DL)(DII) = 0, where L=2tx(tx){txx(tx)2tx(tx+1)2}. We have
J=Λ1txxx+Λ2txx3+Λ3txx2+Λ4txx+Λ5,
where Λk, 1 ≤ k ≤ 5, are some functions of variables x, n, t, t1, tx. In particular,
Λ12(tx)(t1x)txf=2(tx)f(1+f)22(t1x)txftx(1+tx)2(t1x)(tx)(fx+fttx+ft1f),Λ2=(tx)2(t1x)2{fftxtxftx2+2txfftxtx},Λ3(tx)(t1x)=(tx)f[4f3/2+2f2+(xt1)fx+f(2+(xt1)ft1)]+10(xt1)tx3/2fftx+tx[10(tx)f3/2ftx+2(tx)(t1x)ftxfx+4(tx)f2(2ftx+(xt1)ft1tx)]+txf(2(tt1)ftx+(tx)(xt1)(3ft+4fxtx))2(t1x)tx2[2f(2ftxftxtx+(tx)fttx)+ftx(ftx+(xt)ft)]4(ftx22fftxtx)(t1x)tx5/22(ftx22fftxtx)(t1x)tx3.
Equality Λ2 = 0 implies that fftxtxftx2+2txfftxtx=0, thus
f2ftxtx{txftx2f}=0.
Hence, txftx2f=A2(x,n,t,t1) for some function A depending on x, n, t, t1 only. Therefore, ftxf=Atx and hence tx{fAtx=0}. We have,
f=Atx+B
where A = A(x, n, t, t1) and B = B(x, n, t, t1). We substitute f=A2tx+2ABtx+B2 into Λ1=0 and get
α1tx2+α2tx3/2+α3tx+α4tx+α5=0.
We solve the system of equations αk = 0,1 ≤ k ≤ 5, and obtain B = 0, that is
{Ax=B2ABt32ABBt1+2(t1x)B+A{2(tt1)+6(tx)B+3(tx)B2}2(tx)(xt1),At=A2BBt+A32BBt1+A{2(t1x)A+2(xt1)B(tx)A2(2+B)}2(tx)(xt1)B,At1=12ABBtA2BBt1+2(xt1)+(tx)A(2+3B)2(tx)(xt1)B,Bx=B2Bt1B(1+B)2t1x.(4.1)
We substitute f=A2tx+2ABtx+B2 into Λ3 = 0 and get
β1tx3+β2tx5/2+β3tx2+β4tx3/2+β5tx+β6tx+β7=0.
We solve the system of equations βk = 0,1 ≤ k ≤ 7, and obtain B = 0, or
{Ax=3B8ABt2324ABBt1+21(t1x)B+A{16(tt1)+51(tx)B+23(tx)B2}24(tx)(xt1),At=3A8BBt+3A38BBt1+A{7(t1x)A+8(xt1)B(tx)A2(7+3B)}8(tx)(xt1)B,At1=38ABBt3A8BBt1+7(xt1)+(tx)A(7+11B)8(tx)(xt1)B,Bx=B2Bt1B(1+B)2t1x.(4.2)
We equate expressions for Ax and At from (4.1) and (4.2) and find
{Bt=A{2(t1x)B+A((tt1)+(tx)B)}2(tx)(xt1)B,Bt1=tt1+3(tx)B+2(tx)B22(tx)(xt1)B.(4.3)
Then, it follows from (4.1) that
{Ax=(t1x+(tx)A)B2(tx)(xt1),At=A((t1x)A+(xt)A2+2(xt1)B)2(tx)(xt1)B,At1=xt1+(tx)A(1+2B)2(tx)(xt1)B,Bx=B(t+t12x+(tx)B)2(t1x)(xt).(4.4)
Equality Att1At1t=0 becomes (t1x)2(tx)2A3(tx)2(t1x)2B=0, thus
A3=(t1x)2(tx)2.(4.5)
Equality Axt1At1x=0 becomes (t1x)2+(tx)2A(1+B)2(tx)2(t1x)2B=0, thus
A(1+B)2=(t1x)2(tx)2.(4.6)
Equality AxtAtx = 0 becomes (t1x)2(AB)2(tx)2A3(tx)2(t1x)2B=0. It implies that
A3(AB)2=(t1x)2(tx)2,(4.7)
or A = B, that leads to A = B = 0 and f = 0. It follows from (4.5) and (4.7) that AB = 1 or AB = −1. It follows from (4.5) and (4.6) that 1 + B = A or 1 + B = − A. This gives rise to four possibilities:
  1. 1)

    AB = 1;

  2. 2)

    AB = 1 and A + B = − 1 which gives A = 0, B = − 1 and therefore f = 1;

  3. 3)

    AB = −1 and AB = 1 which is an inconsistent system;

  4. 4)

    AB = −1 and A + B = −1 which gives A = −1, B = 0 and therefore f = tx

We have to study case 1 ) only. In this case we get B = A − 1 and equation t1x=Atx+Bbecomes t1x+1=A(tx+1), that can be written as well as

(t1x+1)3=A3(tx+1)3.(4.8)
Due to (4.5), our equation (4.8) becomes
(t1x+1)3(t1x)2=(tx+1)3(tx)2.
The last equation admits an n-integral I=(tx+1)3(tx)2 of order one.

Let us consider case B = 0. We write DII = 0 for the chain t1 x = C(x, n, t, t1) tx and get

Λ1txxx+Λ2txx2+Λ3txx+Λ4=0
where Λk = Λk(x, n, t, t1, tx), 1 ≤ k ≤ 4. Equation Λ1 = 0 implies
α1tx+α2tx+α3=0
where αk = αk(x, n, t, t1), 1 ≤ k ≤ 3. In particular, α2=4C((t1x)+(tx)C). Since α2 = 0 we have C = (t1x)2(tx) − 2. The chain becomes t1 x = (t1x)2(tx) − 2tx. It admits the n-integral I = (tx)−2 tx of order one.

Therefore, if equation (1.7) admits n-integral (1.4) then (1.4) is not a minimal order integral.

Acknowledgment

We are thankful to Prof. Habibullin for suggesting the Laine equations discretization problem and for his interest in our work.

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