Supersymmetric pairing of Lambert W-kink nerve impulses
Nerve impulses can be modelled as electromechanical density waves within the improved Heimburg–Jackson model. Including higher-order polynomial nonlinearities leads to a generalized Boussinesq equation which, by using the travelling-wave reduction, becomes a constant-coefficient Liénard equation with a fifth-order polynomial nonlinearity. Although the resulting equation fails the Painlevé test for integrability, its resonances allow local solutions to be constructed. Noncommutative factorization of the Liénard equation yields analytical travelling-wave solutions near the membrane melting transition, including asymmetric Lambert W -kink solitons. Reversing the factorization ordering generates a supersymmetric partner with generally different amplitude and width. The explicit supersymmetric pairing of these nonlinear density-wave solutions, together with the associated non-shape-invariant supersymmetric potential, constitutes the main novelty of this work. In the context of nerve-membrane dynamics, this factorization structure can be interpreted as an effective modification of the generalized Boussinesq description of nonlinear density-wave propagation. The analytical solutions are verified numerically, and their linear stability is analysed. These results provide a mathematical framework linking higher-order nonlinearities in nerve membranes with asymmetric kink propagation, supersymmetric pairing, and stability.
Authors
- O. Pavón-Torres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8598-6734)
- José Leonel Larios Ferrer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5308-8005)
- V. A. Mendoza-Millán (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3430-717X)
- D. M. Galván-Arellano
- M. F. De la Rosa-López
Institutions
- Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México (MX)
- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (MX)
- Universidad del Valle de México (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Chaos Solitons & Fractals
- Published
- 2026-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chaos.2026.119437
- Primary Topic
- Nonlinear Waves and Solitons
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología