The bilinear-equation conjecture for the Boussinesq polynomials

Let Θn±(x,t)\Theta_n^{\pm}(x,t) be the polynomials defined by

Θn±(x,t)=xPn(x,t)±itQn(x,t),\Theta_n^{\pm}(x,t)=xP_n(x,t)\pm \operatorname{i}tQ_n(x,t),

where Pn(x,t)P_n(x,t) and Qn(x,t)Q_n(x,t) are the polynomials in the generalised rational solution of the Boussinesq equation. Bilinear-equation conjecture. The polynomials Θn±(x,t)\Theta_n^{\pm}(x,t) satisfy the bilinear equation

the bilinear equation defining the Boussinesq rational solutions.\text{the bilinear equation defining the Boussinesq rational solutions}.

This has been verified for n=1,2,3,4n=1,2,3,4 in the paper; the general case is conjectural.

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Peter A. Clarkson and Ellen Dowie, “Rational solutions of the Boussinesq equation and applications to rogue waves”, arXiv:1609.00503 (2017).

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