Highest Cusped Waves for the Fractional KdV Equations

Abstract

In this paper we prove the existence of highest, cusped, traveling wave solutions for the fractional KdV equations $f_t + f f_x = |D|^{\alpha} f_x$ for all $\alpha \in (-1,0)$ and give their exact leading asymptotic behavior at zero. The proof combines careful asymptotic analysis and a computer-assisted approach.