Numerical solution of nonlinear Jaulent-Miodek and Whitham-Broer-Kaup equations

In this work we investigate the numerical solution of Jaulent-Miodek (JM) and Whitham-Broer-Kaup (WBK) equations. The proposed numerical schemes are based on the fourth-order time-stepping schemes in combination with discrete Fourier transform. We discretize the original partial differential equations (PDEs) with discrete Fourier transform in space and obtain a system of ordinary differential equations (ODEs) in Fourier space which will be solved with fourth order time-stepping methods. After transforming the equations to a system of ODEs, the linear operator in JM equation is diagonal but in WBK equation is not diagonal. However for WBK equation we can also implement the methods such as diagonal case which reduces the CPU time. Comparing numerical solutions with analytical solutions demonstrates that those methods are accurate and readily implemented. (C) 2012 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.