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In the recent paper [Stud. App. Math. 147 (2021) 752], squared eigenfunction symmetry constraint of the differential-difference modified Kadomtsev-Petviashvili (D$Δ$mKP) hierarchy converts the D$Δ$mKP system to the relativistic Toda spectral problem and its hierarchy. In this paper we introduce a new formulation of independent variables in the squared eigenfunction symmetry constraint, under which the D$Δ$mKP system gives rise to the discrete spectral problem and a hierarchy of the differential-difference derivative nonlinear Schrödinger equation of the Chen-Lee-Liu type. In addition, by introducing nonisospectral flows, two sets of symmetries of the D$Δ$mKP hierarchy and their algebraic structure are obtained. We then present a unified continuum limit scheme, by which we achieve the correspondence of the mKP and the D$Δ$mKP hierarchies and their integrable structures., 23 pages

The Lamé function can be used to construct plane wave factors and solutions to the Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) and Kadomtsev-Petviashvili (KP) hierarchy. The solutions are usually called elliptic solitons. In this chapter, first, we review recent development in the Hirota bilinear method on elliptic solitons of the KdV equation and KP equation, including bilinear calculations involved with the Lamé type plane wave factors, expressions of $τ$ functions and the generating vertex operators. Then, for the discrete potential KdV and KP equations, we give their bilinear forms, derive $τ$ functions of elliptic solitons, and show that they share the same vertex operators with the KdV hierarchy and the KP hierarchy, respectively., 24 pages

The fourth-order lattice Gel'fand-Dikii equations in quadrilateral form are investigated. Utilizing the direct linearization approach, we present some equations of the extended lattice Gel'fand-Dikii type. These equations are related to a quartic discrete dispersion relation and can be viewed as higher-order members of the extended lattice Boussinesq type equations. The resulting lattice equations given here are in five-component form, and some of them are multi-dimensionally consistent by introducing extra equations. Lax integrability is discussed both by direct linearization scheme and also through multi-dimensional consistent property. Some reductions of the five-component lattice equations to the four-component forms are considered.

We establish a bilinear framework for elliptic soliton solutions which are composed by the Lamé-type plane wave factors. $τ$ functions in Hirota's form are derived and vertex operators that generate such $τ$ functions are presented. Bilinear identities are constructed and an algorithm to calculate residues and bilinear equations is formulated. These are investigated in detail for the KdV equation and sketched for the KP hierarchy. Degenerations by the periods of elliptic functions are investigated, giving rise to the bilinear framework associated with trigonometric/hyperbolic and rational functions. Reductions by dispersion relation are considered by employing the so-called elliptic $N$-th roots of the unity. $τ$ functions, vertex operators and bilinear equations of the KdV hierarchy and Boussinesq equation are obtained from those of the KP. We also formulate two ways to calculate bilinear derivatives involved with the Lamé-type plane wave factors, which shows that such type of plane wave factors result in quasi-gauge property of bilinear equations., 41 pages

In this paper we develop a bilinearisation-reduction approach to derive solutions to the classical and nonlocal nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) equations with nonzero backgrounds. We start from the second order Ablowitz-Kaup-Newell-Segur coupled equations as an unreduced system. With a pair of solutions $(q_0,r_0)$ we bilinearize the unreduced system and obtain solutions in terms of quasi double Wronskians. Then we implement reductions by introducing constraints on the column vectors of the Wronskians and finally obtain solutions to the reduced equations, including the classical NLS equation and the nonlocal NLS equations with reverse-space, reverse-time and reverse-space-time, respectively. With a set of plane wave solution $(q_0,r_0)$ as a background solution, we present explicit formulae for these column vectors. As examples, we analyze and illustrate solutions to the focusing NLS equation and the reverse-space nonlocal NLS equation. In particular, we present formulae for the rouge waves of arbitrary order for the focusing NLS equation., 44 pages, 11 figures

In this paper we consider two examples of certain recurrence relations, or nonlinear discrete dynamical systems, that appear in the theory of orthogonal polynomials, from the point of view of Sakai's geometric theory of Painlev�� equations. On one hand, this gives us new examples of the appearance of discrete Painlev�� equations in the theory of orthogonal polynomials. On the other hand, it serves as a good illustration of the effectiveness of a recently proposed procedure on how to reduce such recurrences to some canonical discrete Painlev�� equations. Of particular interest is the fact that both recurrences are regularized on the same family of rational algebraic surfaces, but at the same time their dynamics are non-equivalent., 28 pages

The Cauchy matrix approach is developed to solve the SU(2) self-dual Yang--Mills equation. Starting from a Sylvester matrix equation coupled with certain dispersion relation for infinite coordinates, the self-dual Yang--Mills equation under Yang's formulation is constructed. By imposing further constraints on complex independent variables, a broad class of explicit solutions are obtained., 17pp

An auto-B��cklund transformation for the quad equation $\mathrm{Q1}_1$ is considered as a discrete equation, called $\mathrm{H2}^a$, which is a so called torqued version of $\mathrm{H2}$. The equations $\mathrm{H2}^a$ and $\mathrm{Q1}_1$ compose a consistent cube, from which a auto-B��cklund transformation and a Lax pair for $\mathrm{H2}^a$ are obtained. More generally it is shown that auto-B��cklund transformations admit auto-B��cklund transformations. Using the auto-B��cklund transformation for $\mathrm{H2}^a$ we derive a seed solution and a one-soliton solution. From this solution it is seen that $\mathrm{H2}^a$ is a semi-autonomous lattice equation, as the spacing parameter $q$ depends on $m$ but it disappears from the plain wave factor.

In this paper we present a reduction technique based on bilinearization and double Wronskians (or double Casoratians) to obtain explicit multi-soliton solutions for the integrable space-time shifted nonlocal equations introduced very recently by Ablowitz and Musslimani in [Phys. Lett. A, 2021]. Examples include the space-time shifted nonlocal nonlinear Schr\"odinger and modified Korteweg-de Vries hierarchies and the semi-discrete nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation. It is shown that these nonlocal integrable equations with or without space-time shift(s) reduction share same distributions of eigenvalues but the space-time shift(s) brings new constraints to phase terms in solutions., Comment: 16 pages

We present a comprehensive review of the discrete Boussinesq equations based on their three-component forms on an elementary quadrilateral. These equations were originally found by Nijhoff et al using the direct linearization method and later generalized by Hietarinta using a search method based on multidimensional consistency. We derive from these three-component equations their two- and one-component variants. From the one-component form we derive two different semi-continuous limits as well as their fully continuous limits, which turn out to be PDE's for the regular, modified and Schwarzian Boussinesq equations. Several kinds of Lax pairs are also provided. Finally we give their Hirota bilinear forms and multi-soliton solutions in terms of Casoratians., 45 pages, to appear in the CRC press book "Nonlinear Systems and Their Remarkable Mathematical Structures, Vol. 3", Norbert Euler and Da-jun Zhang (eds.) Added Equation (3.9) and some references

The paper presents an approach to derive finite genus solutions to the lattice potential Kadomtsev-Petviashvili (lpKP) equation introduced by F.W. Nijhoff, et al. This equation is rederived from compatible conditions of three replicas of the discrete ZS-AKNS spectral problem, which is a Darboux transformation of the continuous ZS-AKNS spectral problem. With the help of these links and by means of the so called nonlinearization technique and Liouville platform, finite genus solutions of the lpKP equation are derived. Semi-discrete potential KP equations with one and two discrete arguments, respectively, are also discussed., Comment: 21 pages

We develop lattice eigenfunction equations of lattice KdV equation, which are equations obeyed by the auxiliary functions, or eigenfunctions, of the Lax pair of the lattice KdV equation. This leads to three-dimensionally consistent quad-equations that are closely related to lattice equations in the Adler-Bobenko-Suris (ABS) classification. In particular, we show how the H3($��$), Q1($��$) and Q3($��$) equations in the ABS list arise from the lattice eigenfunction equations by providing a natural interpretation of the $��$ term as interactions between the eigenfunctions. By construction, exact solution structures of these equations are obtained. The approach presented in this paper can be used as a systematic means to search for integrable lattice equations., 16 pages

The dual of the lattice AKP equation [P.H. van der Kamp et al., J. Phys. A 51, 365202 (2018)] is equivalent to a 14-point equation related to the lattice BKP equation, found by King and Schief. If one of the parameters vanishes, it is equivalent to a 12-point equation related to the lattice AKP equation. This establishes the integrability of the dual AKP equation. Using the equivalence we prove the existence of the conjectured $N$-soliton solution of the dual AKP equation, for all values of the parameters., 5 pages, 1 figure

We establish an infinite family of solutions in terms of elliptic functions of the lattice Boussinesq systems by setting up a direct linearisation scheme, which provides the solution structure for those equations in the elliptic case. The latter, which contains as main structural element a Cauchy kernel on the torus, is obtained from a dimensional reduction of the elliptic direct linearisation scheme of the lattice Kadomtsev-Petviashvili equation, which requires the introduction of a novel technical concept, namely the "elliptic cube root of unity". Thus, in order to implement the reduction we define, more generally, the notion of {\em elliptic $N^{\rm th}$ root of unity}, and discuss some of its properties in connection with a special class of elliptic addition formulae. As a particular concrete application we present the class of elliptic $N$-soliton solutions of the lattice Boussinesq systems., Comment: 56 pages, 0 figures

In this paper squared eigenfunction symmetry of the differential-difference modified Kadomtsev-Petviashvili (D$��$mKP) hierarchy and its constraint are considered. Under the constraint, the Lax triplets of the D$��$mKP hierarchy, together with their adjoint forms, give rise to the positive relativistic Toda (R-Toda) hierarchy. An invertible transformation is given to connect the positive and negative R-Toda hierarchies. The positive R-Toda hierarchy is reduced to the differential-difference Burgers hierarchy. We also consider another D$��$mKP hierarchy and show that its squared eigenfunction symmetry constraint gives rise to the Volterra hierarchy. In addition, we revisit the Ragnisco-Tu hierarchy which is a squared eigenfunction symmetry constraint of the differential-difference Kadomtsev-Petviashvili (D$��$KP) system. It was thought the Ragnisco-Tu hierarchy does not exist one-field reduction, but here we find an one-field reduction to reduce the hierarchy to the Volterra hierarchy. Besides, the differential-difference Burgers hierarchy are also investigated in Appendix. A multi-dimensionally consistent 3-point discrete Burgers equation is given., 32 pages, with an Appendix

Wronski determinant (Wronskian) provides a compact form for $\tau$-functions that play roles in a large range of mathematical physics. In 1979 Matveev and Satsuma, independently, obtained solutions in Wronskian form for the Kadomtsev-Petviashvili equation. Later, in 1981 these solutions were constructed from Sato's approach. Then in 1983, Freeman and Nimmo invented the so-called Wronskian technique, which allows directly verifying bilinear equations when their solutions are given in terms of Wronskians. In this technique the considered bilinear equation is usually reduced to the Pl\"ucker relation on Grassmannians, and finding solutions of the bilinear equation is transferred to find a Wronskian vector that is defined by a linear differential equation system. General solutions of such differential equation systems can be constructed by means of triangular Toeplitz matrices. In this monograph we review the Wronskian technique and solutions in Wronskian form, with supporting instructive examples, including the Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) equation, the modified KdV equation, the Ablowitz-Kaup-Newell-Segur hierarchy and reductions, and the lattice potential KdV equation. (Dedicated to Jonathan J C Nimmo)., Comment: 28 pages

In this paper, we develop discrete versions of Darboux transformations and Crum's theorems for two second order difference equations. The difference equations are discretised versions (using Darboux transformations) of the spectral problems of the KdV quation, and of the modified KdV equation or sine-Gordon equation. Considering the discrete dynamics created by Darboux transformations for the difference equations, one obtains the lattice potential KdV equation, the lattice potential modified KdV equation and the lattice Schwarzian KdV equation, that are prototypes of integrable lattice equations. It turns out that, along the discretisation processes using Darboux transformations, two families of integrable systems (the KdV family, and the modified KdV or sine-Gordon family), including their continuous, semi-discrete and lattice versions, are explicitly constructed. As direct applications of the discrete Crum's theorems, multi-soliton solutions of the lattice equations are obtained., Modified Introduction and Concluding remarks, add some relevant references, correct typos

Addition formulae of trigonometric and elliptic functions are used to generate B��cklund transformations together with their connecting quadrilateral equations. As a result we obtain periodic solutions for a number of multidimensionally consistent affine linear and multiquadratic quadrilateral equations.

In the paper possible local and nonlocal reductions of the Ablowitz-Kaup-Newell-Suger (AKNS) hierarchy are collected, including the Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) hierarchy, modified KdV hierarchy and their nonlocal versions, nonlinear Schr\"{o}dinger hierarchy and their nonlocal versions, sine-Gordon equation in nonpotential form and its nonlocal forms. A reduction technique for solutions is employed, by which exact solutions in double Wronskian form are obtained for these reduced equations from those double Wronskian solutions of the AKNS hierarchy. As examples of dynamics we illustrate new interaction of two-soliton solutions of the reverse-$t$ nonlinear Schr\"{o}dinger equation. Although as a single soliton it is always stationary, two solitons travel along completely symmetric trajectories in $\{x,t\}$ plane and their amplitudes are affected by phase parameters. Asymptotic analysis is given as demonstration. The approach and relation described in this paper are systematic and general and can be used to other nonlocal equations., Comment: 26 pages, 4 figures

In this letter we propose an approach to obtain solutions for the nonlocal nonlinear Schr��dinger hierarchy from the known ones of the Ablowitz-Kaup-Newell-Segur hierarchy by reduction. These solutions are presented in terms of double Wronskian and some of them are new.The approach is general and can be used for other systems with double Wronskian solutions which admit local and nonlocal reductions., 9 pages

A bilinearisation-reduction approach is described for finding solutions for nonlocal integrable systems and is illustrated with nonlocal discrete nonlinear Schr��dinger equations. In this approach we first bilinearise the coupled system before reduction and derive its double Casoratian solutions, then we impose reduction on double Casoratians so that they coincide with the nonlocal reduction on potentials. Double Caosratian solutions of the classical and nonlocal (reverse space, reverse time and reverse space-time) discrete nonlinear Schr��dinger equations are presented., 8 pages

The paper presents hodograph transformation between nonlocal short pulse models and the first member in the AKNS negative hierarchy (AKNS($-1$)). We consider real and complex multi-component cases. It is shown that the independent variables of the short pulse models and AKNS($-1$) that are connected via hodograph transformation are covariant in nonlocal reductions.

The Adler-Bobenko-Suris (ABS) list contains all scalar quadrilateral equations which are consistent around the cube. Each equation in the ABS list admits a beautiful decomposition. In this paper, we first revisit these decomposition formulas, by which we construct B��cklund transformations (BTs) and consistent triplets. Some BTs are used to construct new solutions, lattice equations and weak Lax pairs., 20 pages

In this paper we revisit a discrete spectral problem which was proposed by Ragnisco and Tu in 1989, as a second discretization of the ZS-AKNS spectral problem. We show that the spectral problem corresponds to a bidirectional discretization of the derivative of two wave functions $\phi_{1,x}$ and $\phi_{2,x}$. As a connection with higher dimensional systems, the spectral problem and a related hierarchy can be derived from Lax triads of the differential-difference KP hierarchy via a symmetry constraint. Isospectral and nonisospectral flows derived from the spectral problem compose a Lie algebra. By considering its infinite dimensional subalgebras and continuum limit of recursion operator, three semi-discrete AKNS hierarchies are constructed., Comment: 19 pages

Many multi-dimensional consistent discrete systems have soliton solutions with nonzero backgrounds, which brings difficulty in the investigation of integrable characteristics. In this letter we derive infinitely many conserved quantities for the lattice potential Korteweg-de Vries equation. The derivation is based on the fact that the scattering data $a(z)$ is independent of discrete space and time and the analytic property of Jost solutions of the discrete Schr\"odinger spectral problem. The obtained conserved densities are different from those in the known literatures. They are asymptotic to zero when $|n|$ (or $|m|$) tends to infinity. To obtain these results, we reconstruct a discrete Riccati equation by using a conformal map which transforms the upper complex plane to the inside of unit circle. Series solution to the Riccati equation is constructed based on the analytic and asymptotic properties of Jost solutions., Comment: 12 pages, 1 figure

The Hirota-Miwa equation can be written in `nonlinear' form in two ways: the discrete KP equation and, by using a compatible continuous variable, the discrete potential KP equation. For both systems, we consider the Darboux and binary Darboux transformations, expressed in terms of the continuous variable, and obtain exact solutions in Wronskian and Grammian form. We discuss reductions of both systems to the discrete KdV and discrete potential KdV equations, respectively, and exploit this connection to find the Darboux and binary Darboux transformations and exact solutions of these equations.

In the paper two kinds of solutions are derived for the complex Korteweg-de Vries equation, including blow-up solutions and non-singular solutions. We derive blow-up solutions from known 1-soliton solution and a double-pole solution. There is a complex Miura transformation between the complex Korteweg-de Vries equation and a modified Korteweg-de Vries equation. Using the transformation, solitons, breathers and rational solutions to the complex Korteweg-de Vries equation are obtained from those of the modified Korteweg-de Vries equation. Dynamics of the obtained solutions are illustrated., 12 figures

In this paper, the semi-discrete Ablowitz-Kaup-Newell-Segur (AKNS) hierarchy is shown in spirit composed by the Ablowitz-Ladik flows under certain combinations. Furthermore, we derive its explicit Lax pairs and infinitely many conservation laws, which are non-trivial in light of continuum limit. Reductions of the semi-discrete AKNS hierarchy are investigated to include the semi-discrete Korteweg-de Vries (KdV), the semi-discrete modified KdV, and the semi-discrete nonlinear Schr\"odinger hierarchies as its special cases. Finally, under the uniform continuum limit we introduce in the paper, the above results of the semi-discrete AKNS hierarchy, including Lax pairs, infinitely many conservation laws and reductions, recover their counterparts of the continuous AKNS hierarchy.

Hirota's bilinear method ("direct method") has been very effective in constructing soliton solutions to many integrable equations. The construction of one- and two-soliton solutions is possible even for non-integrable bilinear equations, but the existence of a generic three-soliton solution imposes severe constraints and is in fact equivalent to integrability. This property has been used before in searching for integrable partial differential equations, and in this paper we apply it to two dimensional partial difference equations defined on a 3x3 stencil. We also discuss how the obtained equations are related to projections and limits of the three-dimensional master equations of Hirota and Miwa, and find that sometimes a singular limit is needed., 25 pages, the final version will be published in Journal of Difference Equations and Applications

This is a continuation of Ref.[1](arXiv:nlin.SI/0603008). In the present paper we review solutions to the modified Korteweg-de Vries equation in terms of Wronskians. The Wronskian entry vector needs to satisfy a matrix differential equation set which contains complex operation. This is different from the case of the Korteweg-de Vries equation. We introduce an auxiliary matrix to deal with the complex operation and then we are able to give complete solution expressions for the matrix differential equation set. The obtained solutions to the modified Korteweg-de Vries equation can simply be categorized by two types: solitons and breathers, together with their limit cases. Besides, we give rational solutions to the modified Korteweg-de Vries equation in Wromskian form. This is derived with the help of the Galilean transformed modified Korteweg-de Vries equation. Finally, typical dynamics of the obtained solutions is analyzed and illustrated. We list out the obtained solutions and their corresponding basic Wronskian vectors in the conclusion part., 37 pages and 11 figures. We added some comments and references in the new version

In this paper non-autonomous H1, H2, H3 δ and Q1 δ equations in the Adler-Bobenko-Suris (ABS) list are bilinearized. Their solutions are derived in Casoratian form. We also list out some Casoratian shift formulae which are used to verify Casoratian solutions.

The usual Cauchy matrix approach starts from a known plain wave factor vector $r$ and known dressed Cauchy matrix $M$. In this paper we start from a matrix equation set with undetermined $r$ and $M$. From the starting equation set we can build shift relations for some defined scalar functions and then derive lattice equations. The starting matrix equation set admits more choices for $r$ and $M$ and in the paper we give explicit formulae for all possible $r$ and $M$. As applications, we get more solutions than usual multi-soliton solutions for many lattice equations including the lattice potential KdV equation, the lattice potential modified KdV equation, the lattice Schwarzian KdV equation, NQC equation and some lattice equations in ABS list., Comment: 24 pages

The direct linearization structure is presented of a "mild" but significant generalization of the lattice BSQ system. Some of the equations in this system were recently discovered in [J. Hietarinta, J. Phys {\bf A}: Math. Theor. {\bf 44} (2011) 165204] through a search of a class of three-component systems obeying the property of multidimensional consistency. We show that all the novel equations arising in this class follow from one and the same underlying structure. Lax pairs for these systems are derived and explicit expressions for the $N$-soliton solutions are obtained from the given structure., 24 pages, 1 figure

In the paper we first investigate symmetries of isospectral and non-isospectral four-potential Ablowitz-Ladik hierarchies. We express these hierarchies in the form of $u_{n,t}=L^m H^{(0)}$, where $m$ is an arbitrary integer (instead of a nature number) and $L$ is the recursion operator. Then by means of the zero-curvature representations of the isospectral and non-isospectral flows, we construct symmetries for the isospectral equation hierarchy as well as non-isospectral equation hierarchy, respectively. The symmetries, respectively, form two centerless Kac-Moody-Virasoro algebras. The recursion operator $L$ is proved to be hereditary and a strong symmetry for this isospectral equation hierarchy. Besides, we make clear for the relation between four-potential and two-potential Ablowitz-Ladik hierarchies. The even order members in the four-potential Ablowitz-Ladik hierarchies together with their symmetries and algebraic structures can be reduced to two-potential case. The reduction keeps invariant for the algebraic structures and the recursion operator for two potential case becomes $L^2$., Comment: 20 pages

In the paper we discuss the B��cklund transformation of the KdV equation between solitons and solitons, between negatons and negatons, between positons and positons, between rational solution and rational solution, and between complexitons and complexitons. We investigate the conditions that Wronskian entries satisfy for the bilinear B��cklund transformation of the KdV equation. By choosing suitable Wronskian entries and the parameter in the bilinear B��cklund transformation, we obtain transformations between many kinds of solutions., 16 pages