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Numerical method for non‐linear wave and diffusion equations by the variational iteration method
Author(s) -
Abbasbandy S.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
international journal for numerical methods in engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.421
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1097-0207
pISSN - 0029-5981
DOI - 10.1002/nme.2150
Subject(s) - mathematics , diffusion , mathematical analysis , iterative method , mathematical optimization , physics , thermodynamics
This paper applies He's variational iteration to the wave equations in an infinite one‐dimensional medium and some non‐linear diffusion equations. A suitable choice of an initial solution can lead to the needed exact solution by a few iterations. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.