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The method of the hypercircle for a class of nonlinear equations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2009

A. M. Arthurs
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of York, York, YO1 5DD, England
V. G. Hart
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Q 4067, Australia
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Abstract

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We present a geometrical method for the solution of a certain class of non-linear boundary value problems. The results generalize those of the standard hypercircle method for linear problems. Two illustrative examples are described.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1979

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