Nonlinear Sciences – Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems
Scientific paper
2011-05-31
Modern Physics Letters B, Vol. 24, No. 15 (2010) 1699-1706
Nonlinear Sciences
Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems
8 pages
Scientific paper
A simple analytic tool namely the general series expansion method is proposed to find the solutions for nonlinear differential equations. By choosing a set of suitable basis functions $\{e_n(t,t_0)\}_{n=0}^{+\infty}$ such that the solution to the equation can be expressed by $u(t)=\sum_{n=0}^{+\infty}c_ne_n(t,t_0)$. In general, $t_0$ can control and adjust the convergence region of the series solution such that our method has the same effect as the homotopy analysis method proposed by Liao, but our method is more simple and clear. As a result, we show that the secret parameter $h$ in the homotopy analysis methods can be explained by using our parameter $t_0$. Therefore, our method reveals a key secret in the homotopy analysis method. For the purpose of comparison with the homotopy analysis method, a typical example is studied in detail.
Liu Cheng-shi
Liu Ya-Ying
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