Time-dependent three-dimensional boundary layer flow of a Maxwell fluid

• Three-dimensional flow configuration.
• Rate type fluid having different rheology as compared to other non-Newtonian fluids.
• Unsteady three-dimensional flow has been approximated and analyzed.
• Covariant differentiation has been invoked.

The present research is concerned with the time-dependent three-dimensional flow of an incompressible Maxwell fluid. The induced flow is due to a stretched sheet. Similarity transformations have been employed for the presentation of the differential systems. The series solutions have been computed by a homotopy analysis method (HAM). Graphical results are shown in order to predict the features of the involved key parameters into the problems.