A new technique of using homotopy analysis method for second order nonlinear differential equations

Abstract In this paper, a new technique of homotopy analysis method (nHAM) is proposed for solving second order nonlinear differential equations. This method improves the convergence of the series solution, eliminates the unneeded terms and reduces time consuming in the standard homotopy analysis method (HAM). The proposed provides an approximate solution by rewriting the second order nonlinear differential equation in the form of two first order differential equations. The solution of these two differential equations is obtained as a power series solution. This scheme is tested on four non-linear exactly solvable differential equations. Three of the examples are initial value problems and the fourth is boundary value problem. The results demonstrate reliability and efficiency of the algorithm developed.