Lane -Emden type equations are nonlinear differential equations which represent many scientific phenomena in astrophysics and mathematical physics. In this study, a new analytic approximate technique for addressing nonlinear problems, namely the optimal perturbation iteration method, is introduced and implemented to singular initial value Lane-Emden type problems to test the effectiveness and performance of the method. This technique provides us to adjust the convergence regions when necessary.Comparing different methods reveals that the proposed method is highly accurate and has great potential to be a new kind of powerful analytical tool for Lane-Emden type equations.
In this paper, we introduce the new optimal perturbation iteration method based on the perturbation iteration algorithms for the approximate solutions of nonlinear differential equations of many types. The proposed method is illustrated by studying Bratu-type equations. Our results show that only a few terms are required to obtain an approximate solution which is more accurate and efficient than many other methods in the literature. * Corresponding author
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