Approximate Analytic Solution for the KdV and Burger Equations with the Homotopy Analysis Method

The homotopy analysis method (HAM) is applied to obtain the approximate analytic solution of the Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) and Burgers equations. The homotopy analysis method (HAM) is an analytic technique which provides us with a new way to obtain series solutions of such nonlinear problems. HAM cont...

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Main Authors: Mojtaba Nazari, Faisal Salah, Zainal Abdul Aziz, Merbakhsh Nilashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Mathematics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/878349
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Summary:The homotopy analysis method (HAM) is applied to obtain the approximate analytic solution of the Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) and Burgers equations. The homotopy analysis method (HAM) is an analytic technique which provides us with a new way to obtain series solutions of such nonlinear problems. HAM contains the auxiliary parameter ħ, which provides us with a straightforward way to adjust and control the convergence region of the series solution. The resulted HAM solution at 8th-order and 14th-order approximation is then compared with that of the exact soliton solutions of KdV and Burgers equations, respectively, and shown to be in excellent agreement.
ISSN:1110-757X
1687-0042