The Use of Cubic Splines in the Numerical Solution of Fractional Differential Equations
Author(s) -
W. K. Zahra,
Samah M. Elkholy
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of mathematics and mathematical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1687-0425
pISSN - 0161-1712
DOI - 10.1155/2012/638026
Subject(s) - mathematics , fractional calculus , cubic function , boundary value problem , convergence (economics) , spline (mechanical) , polynomial , mathematical analysis , differential equation , calculus (dental) , medicine , structural engineering , dentistry , engineering , economics , economic growth
Fractional calculus became a vital tool in describing many phenomena appeared in physics, chemistry as well as engineering fields. Analytical solution of many applications, where the fractional differential equations appear, cannot be established. Therefore, cubic polynomial spline-function-based method combined with shooting method is considered to find approximate solution for a class of fractional boundary value problems (FBVPs). Convergence analysis of the method is considered. Some illustrative examples are presented
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