Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5497572 | Results in Physics | 2017 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
In this study, we apply Variation of Parameter Method (VPM) coupled with an auxiliary parameter to obtain the approximate solutions for the epidemic model for the evolution of smoking habit in a constant population. Convergence of the developed algorithm, namely VPM with an auxiliary parameter is studied. Furthermore, a simple way is considered for obtaining an optimal value of auxiliary parameter via minimizing the total residual error over the domain of problem. Comparison of the obtained results with standard VPM shows that an auxiliary parameter is very feasible and reliable in controlling the convergence of approximate solutions.
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Authors
Waseem Sikander, Umar Khan, Naveed Ahmed, Syed Tauseef Mohyud-Din,