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On the Convergence of the Variational Iteration Method for Klein-Gordon Problems with Variable Coefficients II

Numerical Analysis 2024-07-22 v1 Numerical Analysis Analysis of PDEs

Abstract

In this paper we investigate convergence for the Variational Iteration Method (VIM) which was introduced and described in \cite{He0},\cite{He1}, \cite{He2}, and \cite{He3}. We prove the convergence of the iteration scheme for a linear Klein-Gorden equation with a variable coefficient whose unique solution is known. The iteration scheme depends on a {\em Lagrange multiplier}, λ(r,s)\lambda(r,s), which is represented as a power series. We show that the VIM iteration scheme converges uniformly on compact intervals to the unique solution. We also prove convergence when λ(r,s)\lambda(r,s) is replaced by any of its partial sums. The first proof follows a familiar pattern, but the second requires a new approach. The second approach also provides some detail regarding the structure of the iterates.

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@article{arxiv.2407.14423,
  title  = {On the Convergence of the Variational Iteration Method for Klein-Gordon Problems with Variable Coefficients II},
  author = {Pavel Drabek and Stephen B Robinson and Shohreh Gholizadeh Siahmazgi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2407.14423},
  year   = {2024}
}
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