The KP limit of a reduced quantum Euler–Poisson equation

Abstract

In this paper, we consider the derivation of the Kadomtsev–Petviashvili (KP) equation for cold ion‐acoustic wave in the long wavelength limit of a two‐dimensional reduced quantum Euler–Poisson system under different scalings for varying directions in the Gardner–Morikawa transform. It is shown that the types of the KP equation depend on the scaled quantum parameter . The KP‐I is derived for , KP‐II for , and the dispersiveless KP (dKP) equation for the critical case . The rigorous proof for these limits is given in the well‐prepared initial data case, and the norm that is chosen to close the proof is anisotropic in the two directions, in accordance with the anisotropic structure of the KP equation as well as the Gardner–Morikawa transform. The results can be generalized in several directions.