Approximate solutions of the Fourth-Order Eigenvalue Problem

Abstract

In this paper, the differential transformation (DTM) and the Adomian decomposition (ADM) methods are proposed for solving fourth order eigenvalue problem. This fourth order eigenvalue problem has nonstrongly regular boundary conditions. This the fourth order problem has been examined for p(t) = t, B = 0, a = 0,01 where p(t) ≠ 0 is a complex valued and a ≠ 0 The differential transformation and the Adomian decomposition methods are briefly described. An approximate solution is obtained by performing seven iterations with the Adomian decomposition method. The same number of iterations have been made in the differential transformation method. The approximation results obtained by both methods have been compared with each other. These data have been presented in table. The ADM and the DTM approximation solutions have been shown by plotting in Figure 1. Here, the approaches obtained by using the two methods are found to be in high agreement. Consequently, highly accurate approximate solutions of fourth order eigenvalue problem are obtained. Such good results also revealed that the Adomian decomposition and the differential transformation methods are fast, economical and motivating. The exact solution of the fourth order eigenvalue problem for nonstrongly regular can not be found in the literature. Therefore, this study will give an important idea to determine approximate solution behavior of this fourth order problem.