Sinc-Galerkin Method for the Solution of Problems in Calculus of Variations

In this paper, a numerical solution based on sinc functions is used for finding the solution of boundary value problems which arise from the problems of calculus of variations. This approximation reduce the problems to an explicit system of algebraic equations. Some numerical examples are also given to illustrate the accuracy and applicability of the presented method.

Authors:

• M. Zarebnia
• N. Aliniya

Keywords:

• Calculus of variation; Sinc functions; Galerkin; Numerical method

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