THERMAL SCIENCE

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Chunfu WeiORCID

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Huanhuan WangORCID

SOLUTIONS OF THE HEAT-CONDUCTION MODEL DESCRIBED BY FRACTIONAL EMDEN-FOWLER TYPE EQUATION

ABSTRACT
In this paper, we presented a reliable algorithm to solve the singularity initial value problems of the time-dependent fractional Emden-Fowler type equations by homotopy analysis method. The approximate solutions of the problems are obtained.
KEYWORDS
fractional Emden-Fowler type equations, homotopy analysis method, approximate solution, caputo fractional derivative
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2017-03-10
PAPER REVISED: 2017-05-01
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2017-06-28
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2017-12-02
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI17S1113W
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2017, VOLUME 21, ISSUE Supplement, PAGES [113 - 120]
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Solutions of the heat-conduction model described by fractional Emden-Fowler type equation

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