The exp-function method for the riccati equation and exact solutions of dispersive long wave equations

Abstract

In this paper, the Exp-function method is used to seek new generalized solitonary solutions of the Riccati equation. Based on the Riccati equation and one of its generalized solitonary solutions, new exact solutions with three arbitrary functions of the (2+1)-dimensional dispersive long wave equations are obtained. Compared with the tanh-function method and its extensions, the proposed method is more powerful. It is shown that the Exp-function method provides a straightforward and important mathematical tool for solving nonlinear evolution equations in mathematical physics. © 2008 Verlag der Zeitschrift für Naturforschung.