Gaussian waves in the Fitzhugh-Nagumo equation demonstrate one role of the auxiliary function H(x,t) in the homotopy analysis method

Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1233-1240

  Van Gorder, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fitzhugh Nagumo equation; Gaussian wave; Homotopy analysis method; Regularity of solutions; Travelling wave

Indexed keywords

BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; COMPUTATION THEORY; GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION; NUCLEAR REACTORS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

ANALYSIS METHOD; AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS; FITZHUGH-NAGUMO EQUATIONS; GAUSSIAN WAVES; HOMOTOPY ANALYSE METHOD; HOMOTOPY ANALYSIS; LOGISTIC POPULATION; POPULATION GROWTH; REGULARITY OF SOLUTIONS; TRAVELLING WAVES;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 80053386149     PISSN: 10075704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cnsns.2011.07.036     Document Type: Article

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