An application of the optimal auxiliary functions to Blasius problem

Authors

  • Vasile Marinca
  • Nicolae Herisanu

Keywords:

Optimal Auxiliary Functions Method, Blasius equation, viscous flow, optimal parameters

Abstract

In this work, a new procedure namely the Optimal Auxiliary Functions Method (OAFM) is proposed to obtain an explicit analytical solution of the Blasius problem. Our solutions are compared with those obtained by numerical solution, revealing that our procedure is highly accurate. This proves the validity and great potential of the proposed method as a new kind of powerful analytical tool for nonlinear problems.

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Published

2015-11-15