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A Novel Method for Solving One-, Two- and Three-Dimensional Problems with Nonlinear Equation of the Poisson Type

The paper presents a new meshless numerical technique for solving nonlinear Poisson-type equation ∇2u = f (x) + F(u,x) for x ∈ Rd, d =1,2,3. We assume that the nonlinear term can be represented as a linear combination of basis functions F(u,x) = ∑mMqmφm. We use the basis functions φm of three types:...

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Published in:Computer modeling in engineering & sciences 2012, Vol.87 (4), p.355-386
Main Author: Reutskiy, SY
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The paper presents a new meshless numerical technique for solving nonlinear Poisson-type equation ∇2u = f (x) + F(u,x) for x ∈ Rd, d =1,2,3. We assume that the nonlinear term can be represented as a linear combination of basis functions F(u,x) = ∑mMqmφm. We use the basis functions φm of three types: the the monomials, the trigonometric functions and the multiquadric radial basis functions. For basis functions φm of each kind there exist particular solutions of the equation ∇2ϕm = φm in an analytic form. This permits to write the approximate solution in the form uM = uf +∑mMqmΦm, where Φm = ϕm + ωm. The term ωm provides that Φm satisfies the homogeneous conditions on the boundary of the domain. Substituting uM into the equation for F, we transform it to the system of nonlinear equations F(uM,xn) = ∑mMqmφm(xn), n = 1,...,M for the unknown coefficients qm. Then the nonlinear system is solved numerically. Numerical experiments are carried out for accuracy and convergence investigations. A comparison of the numerical results obtained in the paper with the exact solutions or other numerical methods indicates that the proposed method is accurate and efficient in dealing with complicated geometry and strong nonlinearity.
ISSN:1526-1492
1526-1506
DOI:10.3970/cmes.2012.087.355