Symmetry and complexity: A Lie symmetry approach to bifurcation, chaos, stability and travelling wave solutions of the (3+1)-dimensional Kadomtsev-Petviashvili equation

Abstract

Abstract This work delves into the investigation of the nonlinear dynamics pertaining to the (3+1)-dimensional Kadomtsev-Petviashvili equation, which describes the propagation of long-wave with dissipation and dispersion in nonlinear media. The research entails an exploration of symmetry reductions using Lie group analysis, an analysis of the dynamical system’s characteristics through bifurcation phase portraits, and a study of the perturbed dynamical system’s dynamic behavior through chaos theory. Chaotic behavior is identified using various tools for detecting chaos, including the Lyapunov exponent, 3D phase portrait, Poincare map, time series analysis, and an exploration of the presence of multistability in the autonomous system under different initial conditions. Additionally, the research applies the unified Riccati equation expansion method to solve the considered equation analytically and constructs the general solutions of solitary wave solutions such as trigonometric function solutions, periodic and singular soliton solutions. These solutions come with their associated constraint conditions and are demonstrated through visual representations in the form of 2D, 3D, and density plots with carefully selected parameters. Furthermore, the stability analysis of the considered equation is also discussed and shown graphically. The results of this work are relevant and have applications in describing the propagation of long-wave with dissipation and dispersion in nonlinear media.