Table 2 Comparative analysis of analytical solution methods.

From: Some novel optical pulses in hydrodynamical nonlinear complex equation using M-truncated fractional derivative

Methods

Solution classes

Specific solutions

Methodological advantages

Kumar-Malik (KM)

\(\bullet\) Soliton solutions

\(\bullet\) Bright/dark soliton profiles

\(\bullet\) Exact solution capability

\(\bullet\) Jacobi elliptic functions

\(\bullet\) Singular wave solutions

\(\bullet\) Unified treatment of periodic/localized structures

\(\bullet\) Hyperbolic solutions

\(\bullet\) Trigonometric function solutions

\(\bullet\) Periodic wave families

\(\bullet\) Exponential-form solutions

\(\bullet\) Hybrid solution forms

Generalized Arnous (GA)

\(\bullet\) Exponential-function bases

\(\bullet\) Rogue wave phenomena

\(\bullet\) Exceptional solution diversity

\(\bullet\) Composite wave structures

\(\bullet\) Exponentially decaying solutions

\(\bullet\) Adaptive ansatz formulation

\(\bullet\) Algebraic-exponential hybrids

Energy Balance (EB)

\(\bullet\) Periodic solutions

\(\bullet\) Approximate wave solutions

\(\bullet\) Non-perturbative approach

\(\bullet\) Breather-type excitations

\(\bullet\) Avoids solution linearization