Abstract
Applicable in fluid dynamics and plasmas, a generalized variable-coefficient Korteweg–de Vries (vcKdV) model is investigated. The bilinear form and analytic N-soliton-like solution for such a model are derived by the Hirota method and Wronskian technique. Additionally, the bilinear auto-Bäcklund transformation between (N−1)-soliton-like and N-soliton-like solutions is verified.