Numerical solutions of the reaction-diffusion equation: An integral equation method using the variational iteration method
International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow
ISSN: 0961-5539
Article publication date: 2 March 2015
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to introduce variational iteration method (VIM) to construct equivalent integral equations for initial-boundary value problems of nonlinear partial differential equations. The Lagrange multipliers become the integral kernels.
Design/methodology/approach
Using the discrete numerical integral formula, the general way is given to solve the famous reaction-diffusion equation numerically.
Findings
With the given explicit solution, the results show the conveniences of the general numerical schemes and numerical simulation of the reaction-diffusion is finally presented in the cases of various coefficients.
Originality/value
The method avoids the treatment of the time derivative as that in the classical finite difference method and the VIM is introduced to construct equivalent integral equations for initial-boundary value problems of nonlinear partial differential equations.
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Acknowledgements
The work was financially supported by a grant from the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (Project No. CityU 116613) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11301257 and 51104124).
Citation
Wu, G., Lee, E.W.M. and Li, G. (2015), "Numerical solutions of the reaction-diffusion equation: An integral equation method using the variational iteration method", International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, Vol. 25 No. 2, pp. 265-271. https://doi.org/10.1108/HFF-04-2014-0113
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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