Analytic Approximations for Thomas-Fermi Equation

• Authors: A. El-Nahhas
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In this paper, we give an analytic approximation to the solution of the Thomas-Fermi equation using the homotopy analysis method and with the use of a polynomial exponential basis.

Keywords

EN

02.30.Hq; 02.30.Mv; 02.60.Lj; 21.10.Ft; 31.15.-p

Discipline

• 31.15.-p: Calculations and mathematical techniques in atomic and molecular physics(see also 02.70.-c Computational techniques, in mathematical methods in physics)
• 21.10.Ft: Charge distribution
• 02.30.Mv: Approximations and expansions
• 02.60.Lj: Ordinary and partial differential equations; boundary value problems
• 02.30.Hq: Ordinary differential equations

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2008
• Volume: 114
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 913-918

Dates

published

2008-10

received

2008-02-12

(unknown)

2008-03-28

(unknown)

2008-04-29

Contributors

author

A. El-Nahhas

• Department of Mathematics, Helwan Faculty of Science, Helwan, Egypt

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.114.913