Abstract
An efficient method for determining an initial guess to an iterative solution to the boundary value problem y'' + (k=x)y' + δey = 0 solved subject to y'(0) = 0 and y(1) = 0 is proposed. This initial guess overcomes the instability that occurs at the boundary y'(0) = 0 for k ≤1. When the iterative method becomes singular we can conclude that the maximum value of the critical parameter δ has been determined.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 613-620 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Mathematical and Computational Applications |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Approximate solution
- Boundary value problem
- Lane-Emden equation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering
- Computational Mathematics
- Applied Mathematics