A variational iteration method for solving Troesch’s problem

Troesch’s problem is an inherently unstable two-point boundary value problem. A new and efficient algorithm based on the variational iteration method and variable transformation is proposed to solve Troesch’s problem. The underlying idea of the method is to convert the hyperbolic-type nonlinearity i...

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Published in:Journal of computational and applied mathematics Vol. 234; no. 10; pp. 3043 - 3047
Main Author: Chang, Shih-Hsiang
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Kidlington Elsevier B.V 15.09.2010
Elsevier
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ISSN:0377-0427, 1879-1778
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Summary:Troesch’s problem is an inherently unstable two-point boundary value problem. A new and efficient algorithm based on the variational iteration method and variable transformation is proposed to solve Troesch’s problem. The underlying idea of the method is to convert the hyperbolic-type nonlinearity in the problem into polynomial-type nonlinearities by variable transformation, and the variational iteration method is then directly used to solve this transformed problem. Only the second-order iterative solution is required to provide a highly accurate analytical solution as compared with those obtained by other analytical and numerical methods.
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ISSN:0377-0427
1879-1778
DOI:10.1016/j.cam.2010.04.018