On Exact Solutions of Second Order Nonlinear Ordinary Differential Equations

Amjed Zraiqat¹, Laith K. Al-Hwawcha²

¹Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
²German Jordanian University, Amman, Jordan.

DOI: 10.4236/am.2015.66087                

Abstract

In this paper, a new approach for solving the second order nonlinear ordinary differential equation y’’ + p(x; y)y’ = G(x; y) is considered. The results obtained by this approach are illustrated by examples and show that this method is powerful for this type of equations.

Keywords

Nonlinear Ordinary Differential Equation, Partial Differential Equation, Riccati Differential Equation

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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