2.II.31C
Part II, 2005
Suppose satisfies the equation
where etc.
(a) Find the 1-soliton solution.
[You may use, without proof, the indefinite integral .]
(b) Express the self-similar solution of the equation in terms of a solution, denoted by , of the Painlevé II equation.
(c) Using the Ansatz
find a particular solution of the mKdV equation in terms of a solution of the Airy equation