Analysis of Third-Order Nonlinear Multi-Singular Emden–Fowler Equation by Using the LeNN-WOA-NM Algorithm

Abstract

In this paper, a novel soft computing algorithm is designed for the numerical solution of third-order nonlinear multi-singular Emden–Fowler equation (TONMS-EFE) using the strength of universal approximation capabilities of Legendre polynomials based Legendre neural networks supported with optimization power of the Whale Optimization Algorithm (WOA) and Nelder-Mead (NM) algorithm. Unsupervised error functions are constructed in terms of mean square error for governing TONMS-EF equations of first and second order. Unknown designed parameters in LeNN structure are optimized initially by WOA for global search while NM algorithm further enhances the rapid local search convergence. The proposed algorithm’s objective is to show the accuracy and robustness in solving challenging problems like TONMS-EFE. To study our designed scheme’s performance and effectiveness, LeNN-WOA-NM is implemented on four cases of TONMS-EFE. The results obtained by the proposed algorithm are compared with the Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm, Cuckoo search algorithm (CSA), and WOA. Extensive graphical and statistical analysis for fitness value, absolute errors, and performance indicators in terms of mean, median, and standard deviations show the proposed algorithm’s efficiency and accuracy.

Keywords

• Singular Emden–Fowler equation
• soft computing algorithm
• weighted legendre neural networks
• Nelder-Mead algorithm
• whale optimization algorithm