Invariant analysis, invariant subspace method and conservation laws of the (2+1)-dimensional mixed fractional Broer–Kaup–Kupershmidt system

In this paper, we investigate the (2+1)-dimensional mixed fractional Broer–Kaup–Kupershmidt system (MFBKKS) with Riemann–Liouville time fractional derivative and integer order y-derivative. This system models dispersive and nonlinear long gravity waves propagating in shallow water in two horizontal directions with time memories. Lie symmetry analysis and invariant subspace method are distinctly employed to construct the exact solutions to the MFBKKS. Initially, the Lie algebras admitted by MFBKKS are obtained with the help of Lie symmetry analysis. Then, we establish the commutative table, adjoint relations and adjoint transformation matrix. Specifically, the one-dimensional optimal system is established correspondingly, and symmetry reduction is performed. In particular, (2+1)-dimensional MFBKKS is reduced to (1+1)-dimensional mixed fractional system using Erdélyi–Kober fractional differential operator. Further, the power series solution of MFBKKS is constructed via power series method. By applying invariant subspace method, we obtain more exact solutions of MFBKKS. In addition, the conservation laws are derived by new Noether theorem. Finally, the three-dimensional diagrams of some obtained solutions are demonstrated utilizing Matlab for visualization, and some of the calculations were verified using computational packages Maple for symbolic computation.