Approximate Derivative-Dependent Functional Variable Separation for the Generalized Diffusion Equations with Perturbation

As an extension to the derivative-dependent functional variable separation approach, the approximate derivative-dependent functional variable separation approach is proposed, and it is applied to study the generalized diffusion equations with perturbation. Complete classification of these perturbed equations which admit approximate derivative-dependent functional separable solutions is obtained. As a result, the corresponding approximate derivative-dependent functional separable solutions to some resulting perturbed equations are derived by way of examples.