Functional variable method to study nonlinear evolution equations

The functional variable method is a powerful solution method for obtaining exact solutions of nonlinear evolution equations. This method presents a wider applicability for handling nonlinear wave equations. In this paper, the functional variable method is used to construct exact solutions of Davey-Stewartson equation, generalized Zakharov equation, K(m, n) equation with generalized evolution term, (2 + 1)-dimensional long-wave-short-wave resonance interaction equation and nonlinear Schrödinger equation with power law nonlinearity. The obtained solutions include solitary wave solutions, periodic wave solutions.