Numerical Study of Fractional Differential Equations of Lane-Emden Type by Method of Collocation

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Lane-Emden differential equations of order fractional has been studied.Numerical solution of this type is considered by collocation method. Some of examples are illustrated. The comparison between numerical and analytic methods has been introduced.

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M. Mechee and N. Senu, "Numerical Study of Fractional Differential Equations of Lane-Emden Type by Method of Collocation," Applied Mathematics, Vol. 3 No. 8, 2012, pp. 851-856. doi: 10.4236/am.2012.38126.

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