Consider the Gelfand-Levitan-Marchenko (GLM) integral equation
K(x,y)+F(x+y)+∫x∞K(x,z)F(z+y)dz=0
with F(x)=∑1Nβne−cnx, where c1,…,cN are positive constants and β1,…,βN are constants. Consider separable solutions of the form
K(x,y)=n=1∑NKn(x)e−cny
and reduce the GLM equation to a linear system
m=1∑NAnm(x)Km(x)=Bn(x)
where the matrix Anm(x) and the vector Bn(x) should be determined.
How is K related to solutions of the KdV equation?
Set N=1,c1=c,β1=βexp(8c3t) where c,β are constants. Show that the corresponding one soliton solution of the KdV equation is given by
u(x,t)=−(1+(β1/2c)e−2cx)24β1ce−2cx
[You may use any facts about the Inverse Scattering Transform without proof.]