Abstract
Riemann theta functions are used to construct one-periodic and two-periodic wave solutions to a class of (2 + 1)-dimensional Hirota bilinear equations. The basis for the involved solution analysis is the Hirota bilinear formulation, and the particular dependence of the equations on independent variables guarantees the existence of one-periodic and two-periodic wave solutions involving an arbitrary purely imaginary Riemann matrix. The resulting theory is applied to two nonlinear equations possessing Hirota bilinear forms: u(t) + u(xxy) - 3uu(y) - 3u(x)v = 0 and u(t) + u(xxxxy) - (5u(xx)v + 10u(xy)u - 15u(2)v)(x) = 0 where v(x) = u(y), thereby yielding their one-periodic and two-periodic wave solutions describing one-dimensional propagation of waves.