International Journal of Thermofluids (May 2024)
Recent advances in employing the Laplace homotopy analysis method to nonlinear fractional models for evolution equations and heat-typed problems
Abstract
This study stems from the growing need for effective mathematical tools to tackle nonlinear fractional evolution equations, which find wide applications in physics and engineering. Traditional methods often struggle to provide exact closed-form solutions for such equations, leading to the development of novel approaches. In this context, the combination of the homotopy analysis method with the Laplace transform presents a promising avenue for obtaining exact solutions to these complex equations. By exploring this hybrid approach, the study aims to address the existing challenges in solving nonlinear fractional models and provide a reliable method for obtaining closed-form solutions. In this way, this study focuses on rendering the coupling between the homotopy analysis approach and the Laplace transform in the search for exact closed-form solutions for the class of fractional evolution and heat-typed equations. In fact, this class of equations features some interesting nonlinear Caputo fractional partial differential equations that model dissimilar physical processes in physics and engineering. A generalized recurrent scheme is derived, which is applicable to all the members of the governing class, and further analyzed the application of this very scheme on some test fractional initial-value problems of much concern. Eventually, the method has been found to be advantageous, with various advantages, including convergence to available exact solutions. Thus, of the advantage of the current study is innovative combination of mathematical methods, the applicability of these methods to a special class of fractional equations, the development of a generalized scheme, the successful solution of prototype problems, and the practical advantages of the method.
