An effective treatment of nonlinear differential equations with linear boundary conditions using the homotopy analysis method

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 49, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 770-779

  Xu, Hang ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Boundary layer flow; Homotopy analysis method; Linear boundary conditions; Micropolar fluid; Stagnation point

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; BOUNDARY LAYERS; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; LINEARIZATION; NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; SURFACE TREATMENT; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

ANALYTICAL APPROXIMATIONS; HIGH ACCURACIES; HOMOTOPY ANALYSIS METHOD; LINEAR BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; MICROPOLAR FLUID; NONLINEAR DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PLANE SURFACES; STAGNATION POINT;

NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

EID: 58049173773     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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