An Initial Value Method for the Solution of a Class of Nonlinear Equations in Fluid Mechanics

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Abstract
An initial value method is introduced in this paper for the solution of a class of nonlinear two-point boundary value problems. The method can be applied to the class of equations where certain physical parameters appear either in the differential equation or in the boundary conditions or both. Application of this method to two problems in Fluid Mechanics, namely, Blasius’ boundary layer equation with suction (or blowing) and/or slip and the unsteady flow of a gas through a porous medium, are presented as illustrations of this method. The trial-and-error process usually required for the solution of such equations is eliminated.

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