Soliton solutions for the Fitzhugh-Nagumo equation with the homotopy analysis method

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2706-2714

  Abbasbandy, S ^a,b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b IMAM KHOMEINI INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fitzhugh Nagumo equation; Homotopy analysis method; Newell Whitehead equation; Series solution; Soliton solution

Indexed keywords

SOLITONS;

ANALYTIC TECHNIQUES; CONVERGENCE REGION; EXACT SOLUTIONS; FITZHUGH-NAGUMO EQUATION; FITZHUGH-NAGUMO EQUATIONS; HOMOTOPY ANALYSIS METHOD; NEWELL-WHITEHEAD EQUATION; SERIES SOLUTION; SERIES SOLUTIONS; SOLITON SOLUTION; SOLITON SOLUTIONS;

SOLUTIONS;

EID: 50249115553     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2007.09.019     Document Type: Article

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