Asymptotic and numerical approximation of a boundary value problem for a quasi-linear differential equation

WSEAS Transactions on Mathematics

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 639-647

  Lima, Pedro ^a   Morgado, Luisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Asymptotic expansions; One parameter families of solutions; P laplacian; Singular boundary value problem; Upper and lower solutions

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; LINEAR EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

ASYMPTOTIC EXPANSIONS; QUASI-LINEAR DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION; SINGULAR BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEM;

FLUID MECHANICS;

EID: 34248395546     PISSN: 11092769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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