A simple solution of the Bratu problem

  • Authors:
  • A. Mohsen

  • Affiliations:
  • -

  • Venue:
  • Computers & Mathematics with Applications
  • Year:
  • 2014

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Abstract

A brief survey of the properties and different treatments of the one-dimensional (1D) and (2D) Bratu problems is presented. Different iterative treatments of the resulting nonlinear system of equations are discussed. The finite-difference treatment of the problem is considered. Nonstandard finite-difference methods with a simple sinusoidal starting function having an appropriate amplitude are recommended. Bounds on the amplitude for yielding both lower and upper solutions are given.