Finding the Periodic Solution of Differential Equation via Solving Optimization Problem

In this paper, we propose a new method to find the periodic solutions of differential equations. The key technique is to convert the problem of finding periodic solutions of differential equations into an optimization problem. Then by solving the corresponding optimization problem, we can find the periodic solutions of differential equations. Finally, some numerical results are presented to illustrate the utility of the technique.     

New technique to avoid “noise terms” on the solutions of inhomogeneous differential equations by using Adomian decomposition method

In this paper we present a new technique to get the solutions of inhomogeneous differential equations using Adomian decomposition method (ADM) without noise terms. We construct an appropriate differential equations for the inhomogeneity function which must be contains the integral variable, and convert all of these differential equations (original differential equation and the constructed differential equations) to augmented system of first-order differential equations. The ADM is using to solve the augmented system and the initial conditions are taken as initial approximations. Generally, the closed form of the exact solution or its expansion is obtained without any noise terms. Several differential equations will be tested to confirm the newly developed technique.     

Error analysis of the combination technique

Summary. The combination technique is a method to reduce the computational time in the numerical approximation of partial differential equations. In this paper, we present a new technique to analyze the convergence rate of the combination technique. This technique is applied to general second order elliptic differential equations in two dimensions. Furthermore, it is proved that the combination technique for Poisson's equation convergences in arbitrary dimensions. Received September 25, 1997 / Revised version received October 22, 1998 / Published online September 7, 1999     

Efficient hybrid method for solving special type of nonlinear partial differential equations

In this article, an efficient hybrid method has been developed for solving some special type of nonlinear partial differential equations. Hybrid method is based on tanh–coth method, quasilinearization technique and Haar wavelet method. Nonlinear partial differential equations have been converted into a nonlinear ordinary differential equation by choosing some suitable variable transformations. Quasilinearization technique is used to linearize the nonlinear ordinary differential equation and then the Haar wavelet method is applied to linearized ordinary differential equation. A tanh–coth method has been used to obtain the exact solutions of nonlinear ordinary differential equations. It is easier to handle nonlinear ordinary differential equations in comparison to nonlinear partial differential equations. A distinct feature of the proposed method is their simple applicability in a variety of two‐ and three‐dimensional nonlinear partial differential equations. Numerical examples show better accuracy of the proposed method as compared with the methods described in past. Error analysis and stability of the proposed method have been discussed.     

The construction of operational matrix of fractional derivatives using B-spline functions

Fractional calculus has been used to model physical and engineering processes that are found to be best described by fractional differential equations. For that reason we need a reliable and efficient technique for the solution of fractional differential equations. Here we construct the operational matrix of fractional derivative of order α in the Caputo sense using the linear B-spline functions. The main characteristic behind the approach using this technique is that it reduces such problems to those of solving a system of algebraic equations thus we can solve directly the problem. The method is applied to solve two types of fractional differential equations, linear and nonlinear. Illustrative examples are included to demonstrate the validity and applicability of the new technique presented in the current paper.     

Symmetry analysis and some exact solutions of cylindrically symmetric null fields in general relativity

The symmetry reduction method based on the Fréchet derivative of the differential operators is applied to investigate symmetries of the Field equations in general relativity corresponding to cylindrically symmetric space–time, that is a coupled system of nonlinear partial differential equations of second order. More specifically, this technique yields invariant transformation that reduce the given system of partial differential equations to a system of nonlinear ordinary differential equations. Some of the reduced systems are further studied for exact solutions.     

Analysis of nonlinear fractional partial differential equations with the homotopy analysis method

In this paper, the time fractional partial differential equations are investigated by means of the homotopy analysis method. This technique is extended to study the partial differential equations of fractal order for the first time. The accurate series solutions are obtained. This indicates the validity and great potential of the homotopy analysis method for solving nonlinear fractional partial differential equations.     

Application to differential transformation method for solving systems of differential equations

In this paper, we present an analytical solution for different systems of differential equations by using the differential transformation method. The convergence of this method has been discussed with some examples which are presented to show the ability of the method for linear and non-linear systems of differential equations. We begin by showing how the differential transformation method applies to a non-linear system of differential equations and give two examples to illustrate the sufficiency of the method for linear and non-linear stiff systems of differential equations. The results obtained are in good agreement with the exact solution and Runge–Kutta method. These results show that the technique introduced here is accurate and easy to apply.     

Functional differential equations

The method of quasilinearization is a well-known technique for obtaining approximate solutions of nonlinear differential equations. In this paper we apply this technique to functional differential problems. It is shown that linear iterations converge to the unique solution and this convergence is superlinear.     

A new approach to practical stability of impulsive functional differential equations in terms of two measures

In this work, we consider a new approach to the practical stability theory of impulsive functional differential equations. With Lyapunov functionals and Razumikhin technique, we use a new technique in the division of Lyapunov functions, given by Shunian Zhang, and obtain conditions sufficient for the uniform practical (asymptotical) stability of impulsive delay differential equations. An example is also discussed to illustrate the advantage of the proposed results.     

分析方程解的一个方法

运用动力系统定性理论,提出一种分析非线性方程解的方法,从而可以避免求解的繁琐过程,得到非线性方程解的几何形态.此方法特别适合于分析难以求出精确解的方程.     

Numerical analysis of a system described by implicity-defined ordinary differential equations containing numerous discontinuities

Standard error-controlled variable step size algorithms breakdown or become extremely inefficient when used to integrate small systems of ordinary differential equations subject to discontinuous definition. An efficient technique is presented for use in conjunction with a standard integration algorithm when the differential equations contain arbitrary discontinuities. The effectiveness of this technique is illustrated in the analysis of a structural model comprising a large implicitly defined ordinary differential set which is subject to numerous discontinuities occurring at arbitrary intervals.     

New computational method for solving some 2-dimensional nonlinear Volterra integro-differential equations

The aim of this paper is to present an efficient numerical procedure for solving the two-dimensional nonlinear Volterra integro-differential equations (2-DNVIDE) by two-dimensional differential transform method (2-DDTM). The technique that we used is the differential transform method, which is based on Taylor series expansion. Using the differential transform, 2-DNVIDE can be transformed to algebraic equations, and the resulting algebraic equations are called iterative equations. New theorems for the transformation of integrals and partial differential equations are introduced and proved. The reliability and efficiency of the proposed scheme are demonstrated by some numerical experiments.     

Numerical Solution for a Variable-Order Fractional Nonlinear Cable Equation via Chebyshev Cardinal Functions

In this paper, a variable-order fractional derivative nonlinear cable equation is considered. It is commonly accepted that fractional differential equations play an important role in the explanation of many physical phenomena. For this reason we need a reliable and efficient technique for the solution of fractional differential equations. This paper deals with the numerical solution of class of fractional partial differential equation with variable coefficient of fractional differential equation in various continues functions of spatial and time orders. Our main aim is to generalize the Chebyshev cardinal operational matrix to the fractional calculus. Finally, illustrative examples are included to demonstrate the validity and applicability of the presented technique.     

Exact solutions of some nonlinear systems of partial differential equations by using the first integral method

In recent years, many approaches have been utilized for finding the exact solutions of nonlinear systems of partial differential equations. In this paper, the first integral method introduced by Feng is adopted for solving some important nonlinear systems of partial differential equations, including, KdV, Kaup–Boussinesq and Wu–Zhang systems, analytically. By means of this method, some exact solutions for these systems of equations are formally obtained. The results obtained confirm that the proposed method is an efficient technique for analytic treatment of a wide variety of nonlinear systems of partial differential equations.     

Differential Equations Over Octonions

Differential equations with constant and variable coefficients over octonions are investigated. It is found that different types of differential equations over octonions can be resolved. For this purpose noncommutative line integration is used. Such technique is applied to linear and non-linear partial differential equations in real variables. Possible areas of applications of these results are outlined.     

The scaled boundary FEM for nonlinear problems

The traditional scaled boundary finite-element method (SBFEM) is a rather efficient semi-analytical technique widely applied in engineering, which is however valid mostly for linear differential equations. In this paper, the traditional SBFEM is combined with the homotopy analysis method (HAM), an analytic technique for strongly nonlinear problems: a nonlinear equation is first transformed into a series of linear equations by means of the HAM, and then solved by the traditional SBFEM. In this way, the traditional SBFEM is extended to nonlinear differential equations. A nonlinear heat transfer problem is used as an example to show the validity and computational efficiency of this new SBFEM.     

Synchronization of non-identical extended chaotic systems

In this article a technique to achieve synchronization in spatially extended systems is introduced. The basic idea behind this method is to map a system of partial differential equations (PDEs) into a high-dimensional space where the representation of this PDE is an ordinary differential equation. By using semi-group theory, we are able to find conditions that ensure the synchronization of two systems of non-identical reaction–diffusion equations with a master–slave coupling.     

Approximations of the nonlinear Volterra's population model by an efficient numerical method

In this paper, we apply the new homotopy perturbation method to solve the Volterra's model for population growth of a species in a closed system. This technique is extended to give solution for nonlinear integro‐differential equation in which the integral term represents the total metabolism accumulated fromtime zero. The approximate analytical procedure only depends on two components. The newhomotopy perturbationmethodwas applied to nonlinear integro‐differential equations directly and by converting the problem into nonlinear ordinary differential equation. We also compare this method with some other numerical results and show that the present approach is less computational and is applicable for solving nonlinear integro‐differential equations and ordinary differential equations as well. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A variance reduction technique for use with the extrapolated Euler method for numerical solution of stochastic differential equations

A simple, effective technique is described and tested for reducing the variation in estimated expectations of functions of functions of solutions of stochastic differential equations. The technique is implemented with extrapolated Euler method for numerical solution of stochastic differential equations