Analytical solution of time‐fractional Navier–Stokes equation in polar coordinate by homotopy perturbation method

In this letter, we implement a relatively new analytical technique, the homotopy perturbation method (HPM), for solving linear partial differential equations of fractional order arising in fluid mechanics. The fractional derivatives are described in Caputo derivatives. This method can be used as an alternative to obtain analytic and approximate solutions of different types of fractional differential equations applied in engineering mathematics. The corresponding solutions of the integer order equations are found to follow as special cases of those of fractional order equations. Some numerical examples are presented to illustrate the efficiency and reliability of HPM. He's HPM, which does not need small parameter is implemented for solving the differential equations. In this method, a homotopy is introduced to be constructed for the equation. The initial approximations can be freely chosen with possible unknown constants that can be determined by imposing the boundary and initial conditions. It is predicted that HPM can be found widely applicable in engineering. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 2010     

The families of explicit solutions for the Hirota equation

The well‐known shallow wave equation can be reduced to the Hirota equation with the aid of corresponding transformation. We discuss its explicit solutions, including dark soliton solution, multiple soliton solution, multiple singular solution, and periodic solutions.     

Exact travelling wave solutions of the discrete sine–Gordon equation obtained via the exp-function method

In this paper, we generalize the exp-function method, which was used to find new exact travelling wave solutions of nonlinear partial differential equations (NPDEs) or coupled nonlinear partial differential equations, to nonlinear differential–difference equations (NDDEs). As an illustration, two series of exact travelling wave solutions of the discrete sine–Gordon equation are obtained by means of the exp-function method. As some special examples, these new exact travelling wave solutions can degenerate into the kink-type solitary wave solutions reported in the open literature.     

Laplace transform–homotopy perturbation method with arbitrary initial approximation and residual error cancelation

This paper presents a modified Laplace transform homotopy perturbation method with finite boundary conditions (MLT–HPM) designed to improve the accuracy of the approximate solutions obtained by LT–HPM and other methods. To this purpose, a suitable initial approximation will be introduced, in addition, the residual error in several points of the interest interval (RECP) will be canceled. In order to prove the efficiency of the proposed method a couple of nonlinear ordinary differential equations with mixed boundary conditions, indeed, difficult to approximate, are proposed. The square residual error (S.R.E) of the proposed solutions will result to be of hundredths and tenths, requiring only a first order approximation of MLT–HPM, unlike LT–HPM, which will require more iterations for the same cases study.     

Some issues on HPM and HAM methods: A convergence scheme

The homotopy method for the solution of nonlinear equations is revisited in the present study. An analytic method is proposed for determining the valid region of convergence of control parameter of the homotopy series, as an alternative to the classical way of adjusting the region through graphical analysis. Illustrative examples are presented to exhibit a vivid comparison between the homotopy perturbation method (HPM) and the homotopy analysis method (HAM). For special choices of the initial guesses it is shown that the convergence-control parameter does not cover the HPM. In such cases, blindly using the HPM yields a non convergence series to the sought solution. In addition to this, HPM is shown not always to generate a continuous family of solutions in terms of the homotopy parameter. By the convergence-control parameter this can however be prevented to occur in the HAM.     

Application of homotopy-perturbation and variational iteration methods to nonlinear heat transfer and porous media equations

Perturbation methods depend on a small parameter which is difficult to be found for real-life nonlinear problems. To overcome this shortcoming, two new but powerful analytical methods are introduced to solve nonlinear heat transfer problems in this article; one is He's variational iteration method (VIM) and the other is the homotopy-perturbation method (HPM). The VIM is to construct correction functionals using general Lagrange multipliers identified optimally via the variational theory, and the initial approximations can be freely chosen with unknown constants. The HPM deforms a difficult problem into a simple problem which can be easily solved. Nonlinear convective–radiative cooling equation, nonlinear heat equation (porous media equation) and nonlinear heat equation with cubic nonlinearity are used as examples to illustrate the simple solution procedures. Comparison of the applied methods with exact solutions reveals that both methods are tremendously effective.     

Application of homotopy-perturbation method to Klein–Gordon and sine-Gordon equations

In this paper, the homotopy-perturbation method (HPM) is employed to obtain approximate analytical solutions of the Klein–Gordon and sine-Gordon equations. An efficient way of choosing the initial approximation is presented. Comparisons with the exact solutions, the solutions obtained by the Adomian decomposition method (ADM) and the variational iteration method (VIM) show the potential of HPM in solving nonlinear partial differential equations.     

Solitary wave solutions for a time-fraction generalized Hirota–Satsuma coupled KdV equation by an analytical technique

In this work, we implement a relatively analytical technique, the homotopy perturbation method (HPM), for solving nonlinear partial differential equations of fractional order. The fractional derivatives are described in Caputo derivatives. This method can be used as an alternative to obtain analytic and approximate solutions of different types of fractional differential equations which applied in engineering mathematics. The corresponding solutions of the integer order equations are found to follow as special cases of those of fractional order equations. He’s homotopy perturbation method (HPM) which does not need small parameter is implemented for solving the differential equations. It is predicted that HPM can be found widely applicable in engineering.     

The travelling wave solutions for non-linear initial-value problems using the homotopy perturbation method

In this article, we have used the homotopy perturbation method (HPM) to find the travelling wave solutions for some non-linear initial-value problems in the mathematical physics. These problems consist of the Burgers–Fisher equation, the Kuramoto–Sivashinsky equation, the coupled Schordinger KdV equations and the long–short wave resonance equations together with initial conditions. The results of these problems reveal that the HPM is very powerful, effective, convenient and quite accurate to the systems of non-linear equations. It is predicted that this method can be found widely applicable in engineering and physics.     

Application of semi‐analytic methods for the Fitzhugh–Nagumo equation,which models the transmission of nerve impulses

In this work, the homotopy perturbation method (HPM), the variational iteration method (VIM) and the Adomian decomposition method (ADM) are applied to solve the Fitzhugh–Nagumo equation. Numerical solutions obtained by these methods when compared with the exact solutions reveal that the obtained solutions produce high accurate results. The results show that the HPM, the VIM and the ADM are of high accuracy and are efficient for solving the Fitzhugh–Nagumo equation. Also the results demonstrate that the introduced methods are powerful tools for solving the nonlinear partial differential equations. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Jacobi elliptic function solutions of the (1 + 1)‐dimensional dispersive long wave equation by Homotopy Perturbation Method

In this article, we try to obtain approximate Jacobi elliptic function solutions of the (1 + 1)‐dimensional long wave equation using Homotopy Perturbation Method. This method deforms a difficult problem into a simple problem which can be easily solved. In comparison with HPM, numerical methods leads to inaccurate results when the equation intensively depends on time, while He's method overcome the above shortcomings completely and can therefore be widely applicable in engineering. As a result, we obtain the approximate solution of the (1 + 1)‐dimensional long wave equation with initial conditions. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 2008     

Homotopy Analysis Method for Solving(2+1)-dimensional Navier-Stokes Equations with Perturbation Terms

In this paper Homotopy Analysis Method (HAM) is implemented for obtaining approximate solutions of (2+1)-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations with perturbation terms. The initial approximations are obtained using linear systems of the Navier-Stokes equations;by the iterations formula of HAM,the first approxima-tion solutions and the second approximation solutions are successively obtained and Homotopy Perturbation Method(HPM)is also used to solve these equations;finally, approximate solutions by HAM of (2+1)-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations with-out perturbation terms and with perturbation terms are compared. Because of the freedom of choice the auxiliary parameter of HAM,the results demonstrate that the rapid convergence and the high accuracy of the HAM in solving Navier-Stokes equa-tions;due to the effects of perturbation terms,the 3rd-order approximation solutions by HAM and HPM have great fluctuation.     

Solutions of Emden–Fowler equations by homotopy-perturbation method

In this paper, approximate and/or exact analytical solutions of the generalized Emden–Fowler type equations in the second-order ordinary differential equations (ODEs) are obtained by homotopy-perturbation method (HPM). The homotopy-perturbation method (HPM) is a coupling of the perturbation method and the homotopy method. The main feature of the HPM is that it deforms a difficult problem into a set of problems which are easier to solve. In this work, HPM yields solutions in convergent series forms with easily computable terms, and in some cases, only one iteration leads to the high accuracy of the solutions. Comparisons with the exact solutions and the solutions obtained by the Adomian decomposition method (ADM) show the efficiency of HPM in solving equations with singularity.     

Numerical study of homotopy‐perturbation method applied to Burgers equation in fluid

In this article, the problem of Burgers equation is presented and the homotopy perturbation method (HPM) is employed to compute an approximation to the solution of the system of nonlinear differential equations governing on the problem. Comparison is made between the HPM and Exact solutions. The obtained solutions, in comparison with the exact solutions, admit a remarkable accuracy. A clear conclusion can be drawn from the numerical results that the HPM provides highly accurate numerical solutions for nonlinear differential equations. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 2010     

New compacton-like and solitary patterns-like solutions to nonlinear wave equations with linear dispersion terms

It has been shown that many fully nonlinear wave equations with nonlinear dispersion terms possess compacton solutions and solitary patterns solutions. In this paper, with the aid of Maple, the mKdV equation, the equation with a source term, the five order KdV-like equation and the KdV–mKdV equation are investigated using some new, generalized transformations. As a consequence, it is shown that these equations with linear dispersion terms admit new compacton-like solutions and solitary patterns-like solutions. These transformations can be also extended to other nonlinear wave equations with nonlinear dispersion terms to seek new compacton-like solutions and solitary patterns-like solutions.     

Explicit analytical solutions of the generalized Burger and Burger–Fisher equations by homotopy perturbation method

In this article, we apply the homotopy perturbation method (HPM) to obtain approximate analytical solutions of the generalized Burger and Burger‐Fisher (B–F) equations. Several numerical examples are given to illustrate the efficiency of the HPM. Comparison of the result obtained by the present method with exact solution reveals that the accuracy and fast convergence of the new method. It is predicted that the HPM can be found wide application in engineering problems. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq, 2009     

Homotopy analysis method for singular IVPs of Emden–Fowler type

In this paper, approximate and/or exact analytical solutions of singular initial value problems (IVPs) of the Emden–Fowler type in the second-order ordinary differential equations (ODEs) are obtained by the homotopy analysis method (HAM). The HAM solutions contain an auxiliary parameter which provides a convenient way of controlling the convergence region of the series solutions. It is shown that the solutions obtained by the Adomian decomposition method (ADM) and the homotopy-perturbation method (HPM) are only special cases of the HAM solutions.     

Homotopy perturbation method for two dimensional time-fractional wave equation

The aim of this paper is to present an efficient and reliable treatment of the homotopy perturbation method (HPM) for two dimensional time-fractional wave equation (TFWE) with the boundary conditions. The fractional derivative is described in the Caputo sense. The initial approximation can be determined by imposing the boundary conditions. The method provides approximate solutions in the form of convergent series with easily computable components. The obtained results shown that the technique introduced here is efficient and easy to implement.     

Method for solving nonlinear initial value problems by combining homotopy perturbation and reproducing kernel Hilbert space methods

The nonlinear singular initial value problems including generalized Lane–Emden-type equations are investigated by combining homotopy perturbation method (HPM) and reproducing kernel Hilbert space method (RKHSM). He’s HPM is based on the use of traditional perturbation method and homotopy technique and can reduce a nonlinear problem to some linear problems and generate a rapid convergent series solution in most cases. RKHSM is also an analytical technique, which can overcome the difficulty at the singular point of non-homogeneous, linear singular initial value problems; especially when the singularity appears on the right-hand side of this type of equations, so it can solve powerfully linear singular initial value problems. Therefore, using advantages of these two methods, more general nonlinear singular initial value problems can be solved powerfully. Some numerical examples are presented to illustrate the strength of the method.     

Classification of the travelling waves in the nonlinear dispersive KdV equation

In this paper, we classify the travelling wave solutions to the nonlinear dispersive KdV equation (called K(2, 2) equation). The parameter region is specified and the parameter dependence of its solitary waves is described. Besides the previously known compacton solutions, the equation is shown to admit more new solutions such as cuspons, peakons, loopons, stumpons and fractal-like waves. Furthermore, by the qualitative results, we give some new explicit travelling wave solutions.