The variational iteration method for solving systems of equations of Emden-Fowler type

International Journal of Computer Mathematics

Volumn 88, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 3406-3415

  Wazwaz, Abdul Majid ^a  

^a SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emden Fowler equation; Lagrange multipliers; singularity; systems of equations; variational iteration method

Indexed keywords

EID: 81755171717     PISSN: 00207160     EISSN: 10290265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207160.2011.587513     Document Type: Article

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