Spline methods for solving system of second-order boundary-value problems

Abstract

In this paper, we use cubic polynomial splines to derive some consistency relations which are then used to develop a numerical method for computing smooth approximations to the solution and its derivatives for a system of second order boundary value problems associated with obstacle, unilateral and contact problems. We show that the present method gives approximations which are better than that produced by other collocation, finite difference and spline methods. Numerical example is presented to illustrate the applicability of the new method.