Application of He's homotopy perturbation method for multi-dimensional fractional Helmholtz equation

Abstract

Purpose - This purpose of this paper is to find the approximate analytical solutions of a multidimensional partial differential equation such as Helmholtz equation with space fractional derivatives α, β, γ(1≤α ,β,γ<2). The fractional derivatives are described in the Caputo sense. Design/methodology/approach - By using initial values, the explicit solutions of the equation are solved with powerful mathematical tools such as He's homotopy perturbation method (HPM). Findings - This result reveals that the HPM demonstrates the effectiveness, validity, potentiality and reliability of the method in reality and gives the exact solution. Originality/value - The most important part of this method is to introduce a homotopy parameter (p), which takes values from [0,1]. When p =0, the equation usually reduces to a sufficiently initial form, which normally admits a rather simple solution. When p→1, the system goes through a sequence of deformations, the solution for each of which is close to that at the previous stage of deformation. Here, we also discuss the approximate analytical solution of multidimensional fractional Helmholtz equation. Copyright © 2012 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.