An efficient analytic approach for solving two-point nonlinear boundary value problems by homotopy analysis method

Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 977-989

  Hassan, Hany N ^a   El Tawil, Magdy A ^b  

^a BENHA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bratu's equation; convergence controller parameter; homotopy analysis method; Taylor expansion; Troesch's problem; two point nonlinear boundary value problems

Indexed keywords

BRATU'S EQUATION; CONVERGENCE-CONTROLLER PARAMETER; HOMOTOPY ANALYSIS METHOD; TAYLOR EXPANSION; TROESCH'S PROBLEM; TWO-POINT;

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; NONLINEAR ANALYSIS;

NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

EID: 79955804712     PISSN: 01704214     EISSN: 10991476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mma.1416     Document Type: Article

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