Published May 26, 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

The numerical solution of problems in calculus of variation using Chebyshev finite difference method

  • 1. Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, University of Kashan, Kashan (Iran, Islamic Republic of)
  • 2. Department of Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Amirkabir University of Technology, No. 424, Hafez Ave., Tehran (Iran, Islamic Republic of)

Description

The Chebyshev finite difference method is used for finding the solution of the ordinary differential equations which arise from problems of calculus of variations. Our approach consists of reducing the problem to a set of algebraic equations. This method can be regarded as a non-uniform finite difference scheme. Some numerical results are also given to demonstrate the validity and applicability of the presented technique. The method is easy to implement and yields very accurate results

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physleta.2008.03.038

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physleta.2008.03.038;
PII
S0375-9601(08)00447-7;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. A
Journal Volume
372
Journal Issue
22
Journal Page Range
p. 4037-4040
ISSN
0375-9601
CODEN
PYLAAG

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
40046438
Subject category
S99: GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS;
Descriptors DEI
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; VARIATIONS
Descriptors DEC
CALCULATION METHODS; EQUATIONS; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION

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Copyright (c) 2008 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.