Open AccessSolution of nonlinear differential equation for falling body in viscosity meter
Author(s) -
Callebaut D. K.,
Karugila G. K.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
applied numerical analysis & computational mathematics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1611-8189
pISSN - 1611-8170
DOI - 10.1002/anac.200410022
Subject(s) - falling (accident) , viscosity , metre , mathematics , nonlinear system , differential equation , mathematical analysis , mechanics , thermodynamics , physics , psychology , quantum mechanics , astronomy , psychiatry
A procedure to match a Taylor series with a series of exponentials allows an adequate solution for a category of nonlinear ordinary differential equations. We deal with examples describing the motion of a metal ball in a fluid in order to determine the viscosity. (© 2005 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)